An example of poor wartime planning for the aftermath of victory, Sykes-Picot echoes recent failures in Iraq and Libya.
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Jeremy Wilson is a historian and author of Lawrence of Arabia, The Authorised Biography.
An example of poor wartime planning for the aftermath of victory, Sykes-Picot echoes recent failures in Iraq and Libya.