Sykes-Picot Agreement

The Post-Colonial Caliphate: Islamic State and the Memory of Sykes-Picot

Ever since Islamic State (ISIS) spokesman Abu Muhammad al-Adnani announced the establishment of a caliphate on June 29, 2014, analysts have been busy trying to explain its aims and origins.

May 14, 2016BY James Renton
Obsession With Sykes-Picot Says More About What We Think of Arabs Than History

In 1915–1916, Sir Mark Sykes, of the British War Office, and François Georges-Picot, French consul in Beirut, negotiated ...

May 14, 2016BY James L. Gelvin
The Sykes-Picot Agreement and the Making of the Modern Middle East

The Sykes-Picot Agreement created the modern Middle East.

May 14, 2016BY Aaron W. Hughes
What Is the 100-Year-Old Sykes-Picot Agreement?

The Sykes-Picot accord was conceived at a high point in Britain and France's imperial power. Hammered out in ...

May 14, 2016BY Stephen Pascoe