Vali Nasr is Dean and Professor of International Affairs at Johns Hopkins University's School of Advanced International Studies.
The value of Mr. Nasr's account lies in the context he gives to today's headlines. -- The Economist Broad-ranging and detailed, but still eminently readable. -- L. Carl Brown - Foreign Affairs Arguably the best book on the market that provides a critical background to the emotionally charged events we have been witnessing in Iran, Iraq, Lebanon and beyond. -- Nader Hashemi - Globe and Mail