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The Making of the Modern Middle East
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Saeed Khan, Meshael Al-Mannai and Hassan Abdein explore how the modern Middle East was shaped through empire and partition; the discussion considers how borders, external intervention and competing visions of political identity continue to shape the region today.
Examining the legacy of the Sykes-Picot Agreement, mandate systems, nationalism and post-colonial state formation, this panel offers historical context for many of the conflicts, alliances and tensions that continue to define the contemporary Middle East.
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