Sykes-Picot and "Artificial" States
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3752224 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Aslı Bâli (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 110 |
| Pages | 115-119 |
| Publication date | 2016-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | AJIL Unbound (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2398-7723 • E-ISSN: 2398-7723 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s2398772300002919 |
| OpenAlex | W2738402600 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 2 |
A century after they met to conclude a secret agreement dividing Ottoman territories into British and French zones of influence, Mark Sykes and François Georges-Picot have been back in the news. Images of an ISIS (the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria) bulldozer rolling over a small section of the frontier between Syria and Iraq in order to destroy the "Sykes-Picot" border shone a spotlight on the agreement. Western commentators reflecting on the centenary of the agreement have tended to share the view that colonial borders bear a share of responsibility for the ills of the region. The underlying argument is that the "artificial" boundaries drawn by European colonial powers produced faultlines that have driven subsequent conflicts
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| Citations per year | 0.3 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2025 (10) |
| Highly cited | No |