Hey, I don’t know if this is the right place to ask this, but I was wondering if anyone could recommend me academic documents, podcasts, books, etc about the long term effects that the Sykes-Picot treaty had on the Middle East. I am writing an essay about this topic, and have had a hard time finding sources that talk specifically about the effects, and have only had success going in depth about the conflicts themselves.
Hi there,
I recorded two podcast episodes here for the /r/askhistorians podcast:
Aside from perhaps being of interest in their own right they also include a number of additional sources and references, and I would be happy to point you towards others.
The basic answer is that Sykes-Picot itself had only limited long-term effects because it wasn’t actually implemented. The short term effects of having to effectively un-negotiate it were difficult however.
Happy to take any additional questions you might have if these don’t point you in the right direction.
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