The West’s fatal blind spot: Mistaking the Muslim Brotherhood for the whole Islamist threatFor more than eight decades, the Muslim Brotherhood has been one of the most discussed Islamist movements in the world. The Muslim Brotherhood of today is a fractured and weakened organization, particularly after its ouster from power in Egypt in 2013. By lumping them all under the “Muslim Brotherhood” label, Western policymakers fail to address the real threats emanating from these networks. That means:Stop treating the Muslim Brotherhood as a catch-all label. The Muslim Brotherhood may no longer be the centralized empire it once aspired to be, but its legacy endures in powerful, decentralized forms.