10 Quotes by Vali Nasr

We live in an age of globalisation, but also one of identity politics. It is as if our world is expanding and contacting at the same time.

We live in an age of globalisation, but also one of identity politics. It is as if our world is expanding and contracting at the same time.

A unity government is very unlikely now. The gulf between them is wide right now.

The key issue will be what kind of power the Sunnis get from these numbers when it comes to negotiations about the government. What kind of cabinet posts will they get? How will resources be distributed? What kind of representation will they have in patronage and government?

The elections have now confirmed that Sunnis are not the majority in Iraq and that they will not call the shots.

A timely and incisive look into the history, politics, and future of the Muslim Brotherhood by the foremost expert on Islamism in Egypt. Carrie Rosefsky Wickham has constructed a detailed account of how the Brotherhood confronts the challenges before it, and why and when it embraces change. Everyone concerned with the future of Egypt should read this book.

What you have in Iraq is not just a society coming apart like Yugoslavia or Congo. What is at stake is not just Iraq's stability but the balance of power in the region.

My time in the Obama administration turned out to be a deeply disillusioning experience.

What you have in Iraq is not just a society coming apart like Yugoslavia or Congo. What is at stake is not just Iraq’s stability but the balance of power in the region.