From the author of the book that uniquely predicted the Egyptian revolution a new message about the Middle East: everything were told about the Arab Spring is wrong. When popular revolutions erupted in Tunisia & Egypt the West assumed that democracy & pluralism would triumph. Greatly praised author & foreign correspondent John R. Bradley draws on his extensive firsthand knowledge of the regions cultures & societies to show how Islamists will fill the power vacuum in the wake of the revolutions. This vivid & timely book gives an original analysis of the new Tunisia Egypt Syria Yemen Libya & Bahrain by highlighting the dramatic spread of Saudi-funded Wahhabi ideology inter-tribal rivalries & Sunni-Shia divisions. Bradley gives a boots on the ground look at how the revolutions were first ignited & the major players behind them & shows how the local population participated in & responded to the uprisings. In Tunisia he witnesses secularists under violent attack & in Egypt observes radical Islamists taking control of the streets. He illuminates the ancient sectarian strife shaking Bahrain fierce civil war pitching tribe against tribe in Libya & Yemen & ethnic divisions threatening to tear apart Syria & Iran. Taking it one step further Bradley offers a comprehensive look at how across countries liberal progressive voices that first rallied the Arab masses were drowned out by the slogans of the better-organized & more popular radical Islamists. With the in-depth knowledge of a local & the keen perspective of a seasoned reporter After the Arab Spring offers a piercing analysis of what the empowerment of Islamism bodes for the future of the Middle East & the impact on the West.