Great War
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The conflict between Arab and Jew in the Middle East and most of the mess in Syria and the general region is a direct product of Britain’s Great War on the Ottoman Empire. Britain, after declaring war on the Ottoman Empire in November 1914, as part of the Great War taken on against Germany, expected…
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“My interest in Persia was aroused some years ago by the writings and the speeches of Professor Browne, and my interest to it was attracted because I have all my life thought that one of the greatest outrages against humanity that can be perpetrated is to kill the soul or the civilization of any nation……
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Michael Collins is undoubtedly one of the most important and significant men in the history of Ireland. He is, at the same time, a great and tragic figure, both determining the course of history and perishing as a result of how he himself determined it. Collins was born at Woodfield, Sam’s Cross, in County Cork,…
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What is the origin of the Ottoman relocations of the Armenians of Eastern Anatolia, which Armenian campaigners describe as the centrepiece of the “Armenian Genocide”? In recent years there has been much focus on the German connection, for obvious reasons. Successfully associating a historical event with Hitler and the Nazis/Fascists is the ultimate objective of…
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There has been a strange silence in this part of the world over the centenary of the opening of the Great War on the Ottoman Empire. After the great fanfare surrounding the centenary of the war on Germany and all the nonsense about Ireland having apparently forgotten its part in such a world-historic event nothing…
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On the Republic of Turkey’s Republic Day, Happy Birthday from Ireland. There are many parallels between Ireland’s and Turkey’s struggles for independence which were apparent to both Irish Republicans and Turkish nationalists at the time. A few years ago I discovered that an enthusiastic commentary had been published in Ireland about Mustapha Kemal Atatürk, the…
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The Second part of the Guardian of the Gate looks at British geopolitics and the way Serbia was supported in war as the gatekeeper between Europe and Asia. The maritime power, Britain, was determined to prevent a stable and prosperous Europe developing and connecting up with the Eurasian heartland. This part also describes how Britain…
