An example of poor wartime planning for the aftermath of victory, Sykes-Picot echoes recent failures in Iraq and Libya.
![Soldiers on horseback in the Iraqi desert during the Mesopotamian campaign, circa 1916 [Getty]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/b88bebb3e7824d0da82d7911cc2a79d0_18.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Jeremy Wilson
Jeremy Wilson is a historian and author of Lawrence of Arabia, The Authorised Biography.
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