Mohamad Bazzi reviews Robin Wright's Rock the Casbah.

Mohamad Bazzi discusses Bashar al-Assad and the Baathist regime in Syria.

Mohamad Bazzi discusses Muammar el-Qaddafi's "Green Book."

Mohamad Bazzi says that as Nouri al-Maliki has finally cobbled together Iraq's new government, the bitter compromises and power-sharing deals are likely to unleash a sectarian clash between Shias, the minority Sunnis, and Kurds.

Mohamad Bazzi discusses Nouri al-Maliki's second term as prime minister of Iraq.

Mohamad Bazzi argues that war has rendered Iraq a pawn in regional battles, and placed the entire Middle East at risk for sectarian conflict.

Mohamad Bazzi says violence is on the rise as political maneuvering, inside and outside Iraq, creates a power vacuum.

Mohamad Bazzi discusses Muqtada al-Sadr's involvement in the formation of Iraq's government and the selection of its new prime minister.

Mohamad Bazzi discusses the Shiite influence in Lebanon.

Hezbollah is reliant on Iran but is hardly its proxy, argues CFR's Mohamad Bazzi, who says the group's power feeds on the weakness of Lebanon's government.

Mohamad Bazzi says that without a strong central state that can defend itself, Hizbollah remains the most powerful force in Lebanon.

Mohamad Bazzi discusses what Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was trying to accomplish with his UN speech.

Mohamad Bazzi says, "Mr Ahmadinejad's struggle to burnish his credibility mirrors the entire Iranian regime's quest for renewed legitimacy."

With the conclusion of the United States' combat role in Iraq, Mohamad Bazzi asks what kind of country Iraq's citizens are inheriting after seven years of occupation and civil war.

Mohamad Bazzi argues that as U.S. troops in Iraq became mired in fighting an insurgency, Iran extended its influence.

Mohamad Bazzi discusses Lebanon's role in a power struggle among Syria, Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United States.

Mohamad Bazzi says Lebanon's southern frontier with Israel is the most volatile border in the Middle East today.

Lebanon faces new sectarian violence, and tensions along its border with Israel threaten to boil over. CFR's Mohamad Bazzi says to help avert conflict, Washington must eventually engage with the most powerful force in Lebanon: Hezbollah.

Mohamad Bazzi says that the United States has lost leverage in being able to force Iraqi leaders to end their current political stalemate.

Mohamad Bazzi says Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's rise could stoke sectarian tensions in Iraq--and help Iran.

Mohamad Bazzi says President Obama's actions have fallen short of his words on revamping America's relationship with the Arab and Muslim worlds.

Mohamad Bazzi argues that international pressure on Syria is the only hope for freedom for the regime's dissidents.

Mohamad Bazzi argues that Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr is positioning himself as "kingmaker" in Iraq.