The Crack-Up: The Birth of the Modern Middle East, with Ted Widmer
Carnegie Council Podcasts - Ein Podcast von Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs
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At the end of World War I, colonial powers carved up the Ottoman Empire and the reverberations are still being felt today. Historian Ted Widmer discusses the circumstances that led to this fateful episode and why Woodrow Wilson wasn't able to extend his principle of "self-determination" to the Middle East. How should we think about the Trump-Netanyahu peace plan in the context of what happened in Palestine in 1919?
