Winston Churchill’s Middle Eastern Legacy

/ 2025 / … Winston Churchill is often seen as a figure of British pride, a war-time hero who defeated Hitler and a champion of empire. But his controversial colonial policies radically reshaped the Middle East, left the region in turmoil for decades and his deeply racial views shocked even his contemporaries. So how true is Churchill’s legacy and what was his contribution to what now constitutes the states that make up the Middle East? Catch MEE LIVE, our new biweekly live news programme, where we take a look at the news shaping our world through breaking coverage, expert analysis and hard-hitting interviews. MEE LIVE: Tuesday & Thursday | 12pm ET | 5pm BST | Join the conversation at MEELive@middleeasteye.org Support stories that matter. Join this channel to get access to perks:    / @middleeasteye   Subscribe to our channel: http://ow.ly/AVlW30n1OWH Subscribe to MEE Telegram channel to stay up to date: https://t.me/MiddleEastEye_TG Middle East Eye Website: https://middleeasteye.net Follow us on TikTok:   / middleeasteye   Follow us on Instagram:   / middleeasteye   Like us on Facebook:   / middleeasteye   Follow us on Twitter:   / middleeasteye