Commentary
The Jamaa al-Islamiyya is the local Lebanese dimension of a broader struggle involving rival regional powers.
Issam Kayssi
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Sykes-Picot at 100
One hundred years after the division of the Middle East, the effects of the Sykes-Picot agreement are still playing out across the region.
Published on Jun 3, 2016
Source: Foreign Affairs
The Sykes-Picot agreement that divided the Middle East one hundred years ago has profoundly impacted the political history and trajectory of the modern Middle East. Speaking with Foreign Affairs, Carnegie's Joseph Bahout assessed the consequences of this historic agreement.
About the Authors
Joseph Bahout
Former Nonresident Fellow, Middle East Program
Joseph Bahout was a nonresident fellow in Carnegie’s Middle East Program. His research focuses on political developments in Lebanon and Syria, regional spillover from the Syrian crisis, and identity politics across the region.
Steven Cook
Shadi Hamid
Shadi Hamid is a senior fellow in the Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World in the Center for Middle East Policy. He served as director of research at the Brookings Doha Center until January 2014.
Rachel Havrelock
Emad Shahin
Galip Dalay
Carnegie does not take institutional positions on public policy issues; the views represented herein are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of Carnegie, its staff, or its trustees.
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