Trump says US ‘armada’ is heading towards the Gulf, raising fears of a military escalation in the region.

While the twentieth century's conflicting visions and exploitation of the Middle East are well documented, the origins of the concept of the Middle East itself have been largely ignored. With 'Dislocating the Orient', Daniel Foliard tells the story of how ...

The Middle East and North Africa region runs from the Atlantic Ocean to the Indian Ocean and from Turkey to Yemen. The bulk of the region is along five waterways: The Mediterranean Sea, Red Sea, Persian Gulf, Black Sea, and Caspian Sea. Here are four maps ...

The overthrow of other dictators in the region has led not to democracy but to terror and upheaval. Will Syria be different? If you have a mental map of the Middle ...

Most Americans are unaware that today’s Middle East is an artificial construct created by British and French diplomats (Sykes and Picot) after World War I to advance their empires’ economic and political interests. They carved up the Middle East map ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Christine Leuenberger, Cornell University (THE CONVERSATION) Maps are ubiquitous – on phones, in-flight and car displays, and in textbooks ...