James Barr and Catherine Philp on the Secret British-American Rivalry in the Middle East

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🗓️ 2 November 2018

⏱️ 64 minutes

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In this week’s episode of the Intelligence Squared podcast, the historian and author of Lords of the Desert James Barr sat down with Times journalist Catherine Philp to reveal the the story of the hidden 25-year rivalry between Britain and the United States, using newly declassified records and long-forgotten memoirs. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/intelligencesquared. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:49.0	This week we look at Britain's hidden rivalry with America in the Middle East in the aftermath of World War II.
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0:59.0	Well today we've got James Barr who's an excellent historian of the region and you guys might remember he wrote a
1:05.1	great book that was very popular a few years ago called Lines in the Sand. It was
1:09.2	very successful. It was about the Sykes Pico Agreement which divided up the Middle East between
1:14.2	Britain and France. And he's got a new book out called Lords of the Desert which as you
1:18.4	said deals with Britain's secret rivalry that took place over a period of 25 years over the Middle East.
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