Every once in a while CrossTalk has a look at the big picture of a story. In this case it is the Middle East. What are the current defining trends, who are the winners and losers, and how is this volatile and very dangerous region changing? And is American influence on the decline?<br />CrossTalking with Joe Lauria and Sami Nader.<br /><br />FACEBOOK: Like CrossTalk on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/crosstalkrules/<br />SOUNDCLOUD: Listen to CrossTalk+ here<br />https://soundcloud.com/rttv/sets/crosstalk_plus<br />YOUTUBE: Watch all CrossTalk shows here:<br />http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPszygYHA9K3a4mGdkQSwXklDHLWrB8uz (2015 - Current)<br />http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPszygYHA9K1wI7Kcpxfq6NviCKYKjXAn (2013 - 2014)<br />http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPszygYHA9K1wI7Kcpxfq6NviCKYKjXAn (2012 - 2013)<br />http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPszygYHA9K12YqkZDcnaHfDd5cptKhs9 (2011 - 2012)<br />http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL75A81D67D2955F81 (2009 - 2011)<br /><br />RT LIVE http://rt.com/on-air<br /><br />Subscribe to RT! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=RussiaToday<br /><br />Like us on Facebook http://www.facebook.com/RTnews<br />Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/RT_com<br />Follow us on Instagram http://instagram.com/rt<br />Follow us on Google+ http://plus.google.com/+RT<br />Listen to us on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/rttv<br /><br />RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.