TY - JOUR
T1 - Anatomy of decline
T2 - Anglo-Soviet competition in the Middle East, 1956-67
AU - Gat, Moshe
PY - 2013/10
Y1 - 2013/10
N2 - Following the Suez Campaign the British government found itself facing Moscow and its bid for power in the Middle East. The Soviets, for their part, exploited London's weakness to extend and consolidate their influence in the Arab world. By taking advantage of the Arab-Israeli conflict, by maintaining an (un)reasonably high level of regional tension, Moscow sought to make the Arabs totally dependent on its support. It began supplying the Arabs with weapons and providing them with diplomatic support, acquiring in the process a regional status equal to that enjoyed by the West. This in turn meant that any attempt by Britain to come to some kind of an understanding, such as limiting arms sales to the Middle East, had virtually no chance of success. Having mobilized what little remained of its power to try and check the Soviet advance, Britain was finally forced admit that it was no longer up to the task.
AB - Following the Suez Campaign the British government found itself facing Moscow and its bid for power in the Middle East. The Soviets, for their part, exploited London's weakness to extend and consolidate their influence in the Arab world. By taking advantage of the Arab-Israeli conflict, by maintaining an (un)reasonably high level of regional tension, Moscow sought to make the Arabs totally dependent on its support. It began supplying the Arabs with weapons and providing them with diplomatic support, acquiring in the process a regional status equal to that enjoyed by the West. This in turn meant that any attempt by Britain to come to some kind of an understanding, such as limiting arms sales to the Middle East, had virtually no chance of success. Having mobilized what little remained of its power to try and check the Soviet advance, Britain was finally forced admit that it was no longer up to the task.
KW - Britain
KW - Middle East
KW - Soviet Union
KW - Suez Campaign
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=84891927595&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1080/13537121.2013.829610
DO - 10.1080/13537121.2013.829610
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AN - SCOPUS:84891927595
SN - 1353-7121
VL - 19
SP - 603
EP - 622
JO - Israel Affairs
JF - Israel Affairs
IS - 4
ER -