This podcast is about the long term causes of conflict in the Middle East starting in the 20th Century with the collapse of the Ottoman Empire ending in 1917 with the creation of the Balfour Declaration.

In this episode you will discover the causes and the consequences of three different types of conflict in the Middle East during the Cold War. This include the Arab-Israeli War, Suez Crisis and Iran-Iraq War.

Conflict in the Middle East during the Cold War

In this episode you will learn about the Middle East. It starts by looking at the Middle East today then begins with the origins of conflict starting in the early 20th Century. It’s describes the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, the Sykes-Picot Agreement, British and French Mandates and The Balfour Declaration.