Amid rising tensions involving Iran, Israel and the US, many readers are confused about Gulf geography. Is the UAE a country ...
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Why is it called the Middle East? Middle of what, and east of where?
The phrase 'Middle East' sounds neutral, but it was born from the British empire. Coined by Western strategists looking out ...
As rebels in Syria make new advances against government forces, Newsweek has mapped the political stances of the rest of the region. Russia in particular has been a strong military force in favor of ...
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 ...
This work was supported by the National Science Foundation through the Science and Technology Studies (STS) Program, award #1152322. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations ...
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