The modern Middle East, a region defined by fractured nations, intractable conflicts, and deeply rooted resentments, was not born of ancient animosities but forged in the crucible of World War I. Its foundational document is not a declaration of independence, but a secret wartime agreement sketched out by two imperial bureaucrats. The Sykes-Picot Agreement of … Continue reading The Sykes-Picot Agreement: A Legacy of Betrayal and the Making of the Modern Middle East