Tue 21 January 2020: The Sykes-Picot accord was conceived at a high point in Britain and France’s imperial power. Hammered out in the midst of the first world war in anticipation of an Entente victory (the Russian Empire, France and the United Kingdom) over the Central Powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire and Bulgaria), it was concerned with distributing … Continue reading SYKES-PICOT AGREEMENT: SPOILS OF WAR TO BRITAIN AND FRANCE