When Britain Promised the Promised Land
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Indian authorities aren’t known for handling terror suspects with kid gloves. But they tried a “soft” approach on Islamic State recruits.
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Mark Sykes and François Georges-Picot drew the map of the modern Middle East during World War I. To this day, we’re still fighting over imaginary lines.
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Washington can still sort out the Syrian crisis, but it will require a full commitment.
