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
Africa, it is now in Europe.” - Isma’il the Magnificient Turning Point: The Suez Canal (1869) Control and influence of strategic chokepoints in a modern context, such as the Suez and Panama canals, are an essential ingredient to any nation’s survival and dominance. The Suez Canal opened in 1869 and allowed for the speedy transit of more than 21,415 vessels in 2013. The canal handled eight percent of global trade and, in 2012, accounted for $5.12 billion in revenue for Egypt
self-enveloped in the Suez Canal Crisis involving Israel, Egypt, France, and Great Britain. The United States involvement in the Suez Canal Crisis not only resulted in an Egyptian and Soviet victory, but it also revealed that the United States was capable of gambling in order to gain alliance with Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser as a gateway into the Middle East. America, left utterly dismayed by its allies who planned an endeavor that neglected the country, became involved in the Suez Crisis to confirm
scale peacekeeping force would be known as the United Nations Emergency Force ( UNEF) and would be responsible to securing an end to the Suez Crisis. The idea was for the British,French and Israeli forces to withdraw from the canal and the UNEF would remain in the canal area stabilizing the situation. 2 The UNEF was responsible for looking after the Suez Canal, facilitating the departure of Israeli, British and French forces and keeping the peace between opposing sides. A cease fire was arranged
the early 1950’s (Israeli, 2013, p. 147), Nasser shockingly announced he would be nationalizing the Suez Canal under Egyptian control. Throughout his speech, Nasser cited the builder of the Suez Canal, Ferdinand de Lesseps over 13 times. According to Israeli, 2013, “Ferdinand de Lesseps, it turned out, was the code word for the Egyptian army to start the seizure and nationalization of the canal,” (p. 151). The progression of events during the following five months had a profound economic and political
Arab-Israeli War was the Suez Canal Crisis, or “Tripartite Aggression” as it’s more colloquially known, in October of 1956. This can be analyzed from a State/National level, as the conspiratorial efforts of Israel, France, and Britain came together as an invasion into the Egyptian Sinai by Israel’s Defense Force. Egypt had a habit of interfering with Israel’s shipping efforts through the Suez Canal, searching and seizing their goods (ElBaradei). Ultimately, I believe the Suez Canal Crisis should be classified
The United States has engaged in numerous international interventions in the Middle East. The two major events that have shaped the politics of U.S. foreign policy, Israel, and the Arab states are the Suez Crisis of 1956 and the Six Day War of 1967. President Eisenhower and President Johnson each took different approaches while confronting these crises. The personalities, motives and predispositions of the Presidents and their circle of closest advisors explain how they shaped their policies and
British Occupation of Egypt in 1882, the Suez Canal and British Involvement in Egyptian Policy The British occupation of Egypt in 1882 was a key event in the history of Egypt, they went bankrupt in 1876 and were under dual control of Britain and France in 1879. Egypt’s banks were taken over by British and French representatives and the Suez Canal was also under the British and French control. The Urabi revolt of 1879-1882 caused a huge uprising against British/French control of Egypt as Ahmed Urabi
been entirely due to religion, economic interests and foreign intervention played their fair share in the carnage. The Six day war’s origin can be traced back to the Suez Canal crisis. The crisis began on July 26th, 1956 during the Suez Canal crisis in which the Egyptian President Gamal Abdel Nasser decided to nationalize the Suez Canal which had been under French and British control since its construction in 1869. Nationalization is the process of bringing an industry or infrastructure under the
took place in North Africa between the Allies (British + Americans) and the Axis (German+ Italian) powers. The battle was called the Battle of El Alamein and it held a high significance since it took place in Alam el Halfa, which is next to the Suez Canal that was the Allies’ main means of transporting and receiving food. This was essentially a last stand for the allies as the German-Italian forces kept advancing and conquering and showed no signs of stopping until all of Africa was under their control