The director of George Washington University's Institute for Middle East Studies recounts how a series of unremarkable protests exploded into the Arab Spring, why a new Cold War between revolution and counter-revolution is brewing, and what side America must take.

Informed by inside access to the Obama administration's decision-making process and a wealth of knowledge about youth activists and Islamists alike, "The Arab Uprising" is a necessary guide to the changing lay of the land in the Middle East and North Africa.