In this episode, Eugene Rogan, the Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History at the University of Oxford, and Gardner Thompson, author of Legacy of Empire, shed light on the intricate impact of Western powers on the political and social landscape of the modern Middle East.

Exploring the collapse of the Ottoman Empire and the subsequent actions of colonial powers like Britain and France, our panel delves into how their interventions shaped artificial nation states, often disregarding ethnic, linguistic, and religious boundaries.