20th Century
The Diplomat Who Drew the Middle East From Memory
A French diplomat arrived at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference carrying nothing but blank paper—and the borders he improvised still divide the modern Middle East.
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Download on the App Store20th CenturyWorld War I AftermathParis Peace ConferenceMiddle EastFrench Colonial PolicyBritish EmpireOttoman EmpireDiplomacyBorder DrawingFrançois Georges-PicotArnold ToynbeeColonial Mandates
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