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    Imperial measures

    Mar 11, 2022 3 minutes
    By Jane Kinninmont

    very postwar British leader has seen the Middle East as a threatening place. They worried about the loss of empire and the risk of having oil supplies cut off, and made bombastic claims about new Hitlers and terrorism. But one thing has been remarkably consistent: most prime ministers have overseen some kind of military intervention in the Middle East. That is one of the most striking themes of Nigel Ashton’s fascinating

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