Main content

The Mandates
How the French and British mandates in the Middle East shaped the whole region in ways which still reverberate, a century on.
This series examines how the French and British Mandates in the Middle East - covering all of modern Syria, Lebanon, Jordan, Israel and Palestine - shaped not just the map, but the politics, geography, religion, ideas and culture of the whole region in ways which still reverberate, a century on.