Tue 26 November 2019: Selfish imperial agreements between Britain and France, combined with the publication of the contradictory Balfour Declaration of 1917, fuelled hostilities in the Middle East The First World War was the most modern of conflicts. Yet the thinking of the men who directed it was often shaped by old-fashioned notions. Looming large among them … Continue reading BRITAIN’S LEGACY TO THE TORTURED OTTOMAN EMPIRE