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1) The term "Middle East" was coined in the late 19th century by European officials to refer to regions between the Near East and Far East, reflecting a Eurocentric perspective. 2) While it was previously believed that American naval strategist Alfred Thayer Mahan first used the term in 1902, the article reveals that British General Thomas Edward Gordon had in fact used the term two years earlier in a 1900 article. 3) Gordon
- Author
- Pedro Rubiano
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- EN