Aaron W Hughes

Aaron W. Hughes, is a Philip S. Bernstein Professor of Jewish Studies at the University of Rochester.

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The Sykes-Picot Agreement and the Making of the Modern Middle East

The agreement provided a general understanding of British and French spheres of influence in the Middle East. The goal was to divide between them the Ottoman Empire’s Arab provinces (not including the Arabian Peninsula).

Aaron W Hughes

14 May 2016 · 4 min read