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The Middle East In The Network Of Great Power Politics After The Second World War, 1945 – 1948

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  • Karol R. Sorby

    (Ústav orientalistiky Slovenskej akadémie vied)

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At the end of the Second World War the British were determined to maintain their influence in the Middle East for a combination of strategic and economic reasons, and to develop a new framework to protect long-standing interests. The Suez Canal was still the lifeline of Empire; and cheap oil was a vital economic asset. The British therefore set out to retain their military presence in the area, under the cover of new diplomatic arrangements. They helped to set up the Arab League, hoping to guide this movement towards Arab unity for their own purposes. They maintained their military base in the Suez Canal Zone in Egypt, and were trying to conclude new treaties with Egypt, Iraq and Transjordan. However they shortly came under increasing pressure from nationalist forces throughout the Middle East.

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  • Karol R. Sorby, 2019. "The Middle East In The Network Of Great Power Politics After The Second World War, 1945 – 1948," Almanach (Actual Issues in World Economics and Politics), Ekonomická univerzita, Fakulta medzinárodných vzťahov, vol. 14(1), pages 46-61.
    • Handle: RePEc:brv:almnch:v:10:y:2019:i:1:p:46-61
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    Keywords

    new geopolitical situation after WWII; economically exhausted Britain; British plans vs national liberation movement;
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    JEL classification:

    • F51 - International Economics - - International Relations, National Security, and International Political Economy - - - International Conflicts; Negotiations; Sanctions
    • Y80 - Miscellaneous Categories - - Related Disciplines - - - Related Disciplines

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