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And welcome to Empire with me, Anita Arnand.

And me, William Durampal.

And last time we discussed the Yom Kippur War, 1973, the secret warning from King

Hussein that was dismissed, the audacity of Sadat's deception operation, the Egyptian water cannons

blasting through the Balev line, and Sharon's counterattack across the Suez Canal.

Today, we're in the aftermath, the world that 1973 made. And Eugene Rogan,

our wonderful friend of the show, our most favourite guest, we're not allowed to say that, but it's

true, Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History at Statenny's College. Can I just say other favourite

guests are also available? And Eugene, for those who have not come across you before, is the

Professor of Modern Middle Eastern History at St Anthony's College, Oxford, and the author of the

Arabs, which have been my companion for the last two, three weeks, this extraordinary book,

taking us from the Mamluk period, but then diving deep into all this extraordinary modern history.

And Eugene is back for his fifth episode in this series to guide us through one of the most

dramatic episodes in modern history.

Because, you know, if 1973 can be regarded as the earthquake, today's episode is all about

the tectonic shifts

that any earthquake produces,

but the geopolitical shifts

that we're still living through today.

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