August 2016 / In my previous article I pointed out that the task of partitioning the Ottoman Empire during the First World War was delegated to two mid-level bureaucrats, Mark Sykes and Francois Georges-Picot. The resulting Sykes-Picot Agreement, rushed through without much serious reflection, set in motion wars, coups, and ultimately released the twin terrors of radicalism and terrorism. As more...
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