Michael Oren: America and the Middle East

Speech in University of California
Mar 2008

(57 min)

Authors@Google: Michael Oren
Feb 2008

(58 min)

Michael Oren is a renowned scholar on the Middle East

whose previous books have received much acclaim including "Six Days of War" which won the Los Angeles Times Book Award and also made the New York Times bestseller list. In addition to his many historical books he is also known for his fiction.

Mr. Oren, Senior Fellow at the Shalem Center in Jeruslame, specializes in the diplomatic and military history of the Middle East. He has written extensively for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The New Republic, of which he is a contributing editor.

Michael Oren speaks on his newest book "Power, Faith and Fantasy: America in the Middle East 1776 to the Present"

Many European countries have long explored and documented their historic relationship with the Middle East, but Oren found such an account lacking in the American canon. His most recent book "Power, Faith and Fantasy" attempts to rectify this oversight by beginning with a look at the 18th century and then leads the reader up into the increasing complex present day.