Boundaries have rarely remained constant throughout history. The world is changed by empires, alliances, and political ...

It’s time to renegotiate the contract that put the Middle East together. The “contract” is the 1916 Sykes-Picot Agreement, which divided up most of the Arab lands that had been under the rule of the ...

After providing both countries with historical documents and maps in May, France is now pursuing the next phase of the ...

Five centuries ago, the contours of the modern Middle East were shaped through a series of Ottoman battles. The outcomes of these battles—which shaped the region’s politics, demographics and religious ...