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I'm not sure I can trust Aljezeera on this one, given they're Qatari owned. But that's also present events, I want deep history. So probably post WW1 of the middle eastern block and how relations have evolved.
2nd one looks promising, will read. Thanks.
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Yes, I was a little wary of the aljazeera links, but it seemed at least an intro.
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T.E. Lawrence [of Arabia] worked with various communities to draft a proposed map for the middle-east which would respect the recognisable regional identities (e.g the Kurds). The British and French governments did https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sykes–Picot_Agreement, ignoring the work Lawrence had done and the commitments he had made.
http://www.telstudies.org/biography/TEL_and_ME_frontiers.shtml
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Qatar#British_protectorate_.281916.E2.80.931971.29
hamrack
Emyr
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2017/06/timeline-gcc-egyptian-discord-qatar-170605063154230.html
Maybe this too
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2017/06/qatar-gcc-saudi-arabia-yemen-bahrain/529227/