The Suez War or Crisis of 1956 was a geopolitical conflict between Egypt with Israel, Great Britain, and France. Just War theory will be used to assess the “just” qualities of the British’s involvement in the war. Great Britain’s role in the war does not fit within any of the categories of being a just war in either “jus ad bellum” or in “jus in bello.” A “just war” can be justified if it brings peace to a region however; in this case, the Suez War was fought to retain the British’s colonial powers
In the Suez Crisis, not all other ways of resolving the problem should have been tried first because it was a surprise attack on Egypt. The British did not try other ways of solving the crisis and did not try diplomacy with Egypt. The British took “prompt action” against Nasser because they feared that their power in the Middle East would be compromised because of him.” (Dooley) They colluded with France and Israel so that they would all attack Egypt and forcefully recover the Suez Canal. Prime Minister
(A) BRIEF BACKGROUND OF THE TOPIC 1. Historical Background of the topic: After Egypt nationalized Suez Canal, Britain, France, and Israel tried to intervene without success. This event led to the 1956 Suez Crisis. During a UN meeting, Lester Pearson, a Canadian diplomat, proposed a peacekeeping force wearing blue helmets for identification. In the beginning, peacekeeping was limited to maintaining ceasefires and stabilizing situations on the ground. But the he first missions consisted
Iraqi Grand port of Al-Faw Southern of the country, and then will travel across the country to Turkey and then to Europe. This would give shippers companies an alternative to traditional but no longer route around the Arabian Peninsula, up through the Suez Canal of Egypt. Iraq is a very rich country and has a lot of potential and natural resources, rivers and fertile land and holy shrines. Iraq is considered as the "Cradle of civilization" in the region. The plans will address the goals of development
(who were in fact related); whilst others have been less fruitful – Anthony Eden, a man previously considered to be the authority of his time on foreign policy, having been Foreign Secretary for 30 years, had to resign as Prime Minister following the Suez Crisis and its resultant deterioration of the trust and relationship he had with Washington. It’s worth noting that for the vast majority of this period, the relationship between the UK and the US was also one of debtor and lender; given that a financially
(The Government of Canada, 1). In 1930, Cairine Wilson was the first woman appointed to the Senate (The Government of Canada, 1). This action was done through Mackenzie King. This was a major step for Canada as The Famous 5 just won in the “Persons Case” against the Ivy Council of Britain as women were to be seen as persons in the eye of the law (The Government of Canada, 1). King played a big role in equality rights of men and women during a time where women were seen in a negative role and how they
various colonies. Their first act was against France in 1869. By completing the Suez Canal, a route was opened into Asia, linking the two most prominent continents. Britain had feared that they would be cut off and India would be taken from them. Keeping India was essential to Britain's survival as an empire, without which they would be just another European nation. To solve this problem, Britain gained control of the Suez Canal, then eventually the entirety of Egypt. Another country needed in order
The Suez Crisis is often cited by some historians as one of the worst historical decisions that imprinted an indelible mark on the then British premier Sir Antony Eden. More often than not the decision by Eden to invade Egypt following a disagreement about nationalization of the Suez Canal is often cited as a the worst foreign policy decision that destroyed Eden political career and humiliated British empire in its wake. The decision by Eden to use military force against Nasser is often viewed by
Proceeding from a simplistic perception of regional stability, Washington utilized the surrogate strategy to control the outcomes of regional interactions in the Middle East and chose Israel to play the role of regional surrogate. But Israel, in many cases, instead of maintaining regional stability on behalf of the US, served its own interests which were not always consistent with US interest in regional stability. The Israeli violations, however, were either condoned or even approved by the US administrations
secret for political reasons. Like Mattei, Nasser what a bright character and he quickly picked up on the importance of oil to the global economy. When Egypt was denied a large loan from Western nations, he took decisive action and nationalized the Suez Canal. With such a move, Nasser (and Egypt) now essentially controlled most of the Middle Eastern oil supply, and by the same token, the worlds (supply). The seizure was met with a six-day war in which Nasser came out on top. Taking further advantage