Iranian-American academic and scholar Nasr is an expert in contemporary Middle Eastern affairs and Islam and politics. Among his many accomplishments, Nasr was named the Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations.  His most influential work has been on the importance of sectarian identity in Middle East politics and the growing importance of Shia politics following the Iraq war. This lecture discusses the rise of Iran as a major power in the Middle East and the rise of Shia politics in the Middle East as a direct consequence of the Iraq War. From the Series:Luce Public Lectures in Global Religion and Human Security