Middle East Must Take On More Responsibility, Says Expert

At a conference held on Middle Eastern Perspectives on the United States, Director of Middle East Studies at Marine Corps University Amin Tarzi tells his audience that Middle Easterners must assume responsibilities, instead of escaping situations. (0:15)

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Middle East Skeptical Of Future US Aid, Says Expert

At a conference held on Middle Eastern perspectives on the United States, Jon Alterman, Director and Senior Fellow of Middle East Program at Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), tells his audience where, according to the Middle East, America is going wrong in its relationship with them. (0:34)

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Middle Easterners Feel Like "Jilted Lovers," Says Authors

Author of “Arab Voices:  What They Are Saying To Us And Why It Matters,” James Zogby tells his audience how middle eastern residents feel about their relationship with America.  (0:15)

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Parsi: A Deadline Of Diplomacy To Iran Will Only Militarize The Atmosphere

by Christina Lovato, University of New Mexico-Talk Radio News Service

This morning the Middle East Policy Council held a discussion on the prospects of engagement between Iran and the United States, and the panelists expressed their concerns. Trita Parsi, the President of the National Iranian American Council and author of "Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran and the United States" said that in order for the U.S. to improve relations with Iran there needs to be a change in atmosphere and that giving a deadline of diplomacy to Iran will only militarize the atmosphere, and that will not be successful. (01:06)



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