38. Sykes-Picot: Carving up the Middle-East

Empire

• Episode: 38. Sykes-Picot: Carving up the Middle-East
• Website: Empire
• Feed URL: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/empirepodcast
• Duration: 01:02:13
• Published: 2023-03-14 03:00

3 characters. 2 nations. 1 disastrous deal. The Sykes-Picot agreement is often blamed as the cause for much of the unrest in the Middle-East today, but what was it exactly? Listen as William and Anita are joined by James Barr to discuss this historic agreement to carve up the Middle-East. LRB Empire offer: lrb.me/empire This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at betterhelp.com/empirepod. Twitter: @Empirepoduk Goalhangerpodcasts.com Producer: Callum Hill Exec Producer: Jack Davenport Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices