
How Borders were Drawn in the Middle East with Roy Casagranda
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The Aswan High Dam and the Shift in Geopolitical Power
This chapter explores the monumental engineering endeavor of the Aswan High Dam and its implications for Egypt's geopolitical landscape. It details the struggle for funding and the subsequent nationalization of the Suez Canal, which escalated tensions with Israel, Britain, and France, only to be defused by U.S. intervention.
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