However, if someone from Lebanon or Jordan were asked if they wanted to join ISIS or if they were willing to accept some kind of larger Syrian state – even free of ISIS`s Islamic inclinations – a large majority of them would say no. People are generally very satisfied with their nation-states and have no desire to exchange them for an imposed identity as part of a larger entity. One hundred years ago, the Middle East was divided between the French and the British. Historian Maurus Reinkowski talks to DW about the long-term effects of the colonialist division of the spoils. .
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