The second half of book really examines why the middle east is such a hot mess. since the very first users of the Silk Road millennia ago, corruption & bribery were historically the tools of the trading on the Silk Road. So in the 19th Century the British had to use the same corruption & bribery tools the Silk Road was ruled by.
The second half of book really examines why the middle east is such a hot mess. since the very first users of the Silk Road millennia ago, corruption & bribery were historically the tools of the trading on the Silk Road. So in the 19th Century the British had to use the same corruption & bribery tools the Silk Road was ruled by.