US military building up assets in Middle East
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While the twentieth century's conflicting visions and exploitation of the Middle East are well documented, the origins of the concept of the Middle East itself have been largely ignored. With 'Dislocating the Orient', Daniel Foliard tells the story of how ...
(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Christine Leuenberger, Cornell University (THE CONVERSATION) Maps are ubiquitous – on phones, in-flight and car displays, and in textbooks ...
Most Americans are unaware that today’s Middle East is an artificial construct created by British and French diplomats (Sykes and Picot) after World War I to advance their empires’ economic and political interests. They carved up the Middle East map ...
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