Great Britain, The United States, and the Security of the Middle East: The Formation of the Baghdad Pact

From: The Middle East Journal | Date: July 1, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

Great Britain, The United States, and the Security of the Middle East: The Formation of the Baghdad Pact, by Magnus Persson. Lund, Sweden: Lund University Press, 1998. 342 pages. Bibl. to p. 366. Index to p. 368. n.p.

Reviewed by Harold E. Raugh, Jr.

Great Britain was the undisputed victor in the Middle East in the Second World War. However, experiencing severe financial hardship and veritable exhaustion as a result of the war, Great Britain was unable to maintain its hegemony over the region. As British power in the Middle East receded, the influence of the United States increased. Within ...

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