Learning outcomes

After studying this course, you should be able to:

• understand different forms of territorial division through selected examples in the Middle East and Eurasia
• enhance your knowledge of the historical roots of today’s nation states in relation to imperial rule and competition
• understand the making of the modern Middle East.

This OpenLearn course is an adapted extract from the Open University course D818 MA International relations part 1 [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] .