In the wake of the Soviet Union's collapse, the 2003 American invasion of Iraq, and the Arab uprisings of 2010-2011, a new Middle East took shape. In this book, James L. Gelvin explores these changes, offering a succinct overview of the region's recent political and cultural historical developments. He focuses particularly on the uprisings and their aftermath, the Syrian Civil War, ISIS, and those factors that threaten the lives of the region's
inhabitants.