Anglo-American Relations and Cold War Oil

Middle East oil and Anglo-American special relations were among the most contentious issues during the Cold War. Oil is crucial to our understanding of Britain's and the USA's Cold War policies in the Middle East. This book presents an in-depth study of the issues of the period and the legacy of oil in the post Cold war era.

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Autorentext
STEVE MARSH is Director of European Union Studies at Cardiff University. He has research interests in postwar American foreign policy, Anglo-American relations and European Union foreign policies. His last book was the co-authored US Foreign Policy Since 1945 and he is currently working on a co-authored International Relations of the European Union.

Inhalt
Introduction The Special Relationship of 1950 Formative Times From Dispute to Crisis The Special Relationship of 1952 Escaping the Special Relationship 'Trap' Enter the Republicans Conclusion Notes and References Bibliography