The Sykes–Picot Agreement (/ ˈsaɪks ˈpiːkoʊ, - pɪˈkoʊ, - piːˈkoʊ / [1]) was a 1916 secret treaty between the United Kingdom and France, with assent from Russia and Italy, to define their mutually agreed …

Sykes-Picot Agreement, (May 1916), secret convention made during World War I between Great Britain and France, with the assent of imperial Russia, for the dismemberment of the Ottoman Empire.

May 16, 2016 · Reaching its centenary amidst a general chorus of vilification around the region, the legacy of the secret Sykes-Picot agreement of 1916 has never looked more under assault.

The Sykes-Picot agreement, known officially as the Asia Minor Agreement of 1916, was arguably the first in a series of attempts by colonial powers to mould the borders of the Middle East.

The Sykes-Picot Agreement : 1916 The Sykes-Picot Agreement : 1916 It is accordingly understood between the French and British governments: That France and Great Britain are prepared to …

Nov 16, 2015 · The secret treaty, known as the Sykes–Picot Agreement, was named after its lead negotiators, the aristocrats Sir Mark Sykes of England and François Georges-Picot of France.

Yet in its original form, the map of the Fertile Crescent envisaged by “Sykes-Picot” differed markedly from the colonial system of states that emerged at St. Remo (1920) and ratified at Lausanne (1923).

In May 1916, Britain and France secretly agreed to the Sykes-Picot Agreement, which divided large areas of the Ottoman Empire into spheres of influence in preparation for an Allied victory in World War I.

MUCH HAS BEEN SAID of the collapse of Sykes-Picot—the secret pact between Britain and France carving out spheres of influence in the Ottoman Empire following its defeat in World War I.

Later dubbed the Sykes-Picot treaty, the secret agreement was signed by Paris and London on May 16, 1916, to become the basis on which the Levant region was shaped for years to come.