Fouad Ajami is the Majid Khadduri Professor of Middle East Studies at the School of Advanced International Studies at Johns Hopkins University. He is a contributing editor to" U.S. News & World Report" and a consultant to CBS News on Middle Eastern affairs. Ajami is a frequent contributor to "Foreign Affairs, The Wall Street Journal, The New Republic, " and other periodicals and outlets worldwide. Born in Lebanon and raised in Beirut, he is based in New York City.