Middle East
Muhammad Ali of Egypt: Modernization, Expansion and the Ottoman Crisis
Muhammad Ali turned Ottoman Egypt into a centralized military state, but his expansion into Syria forced European powers to contain Egypt and preserve the Ottoman balance.
Eastern Question: Ottoman Decline, European Powers and the Balkans
Ottoman decline, great-power rivalry and Balkan nationalism made the Eastern Question central to Europe before 1914.
Summary: Diplomacy by Kissinger - Chapter 21 - The Suez Crisis
This chapter discusses the British, French and Israeli intervention after the Suez Canal was nationalized by Egypt.