[Daniel Korski and Ben Judah] The West’s Middle East pillars of sand
ViewpointsFeb 20, 2011
LONDON ― Two centuries ago, Napoleon’s arrival in Egypt heralded the advent of the modern Middle East. Now, almost 90 years after the demise of the Ottoman Empire, 50 years after the end of colonialism, and eight years after the Iraq War began, the revolutionary protests in Cairo suggest that another shift may well be under way. The three pillars upon which Western influence in the Middle East w...