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Overview
During the Cold War, few regions offered the American policy-makers a greater challenge than the Middle East. The Eisenhower administration's attempt to balance its Cold War requirements with the demands of the new forces of nationalism established the blueprint of America's policy toward the Middle East for the next four decades. In a richly comprehensive account, Ray Takeyh employs new documentary evidence to reevaluate US policy toward the Egyptian regime, the dynamics of the Anglo-American relations, and the Suez Crisis and the Eisenhower Doctrine.
Synopsis
An exploration of the evolving nature of U.S.-Egyptian foreign relations form 1953 to 1957. Takeyh (Middle Eastern studies, U. of California) argues that the inherent conflict between the two countries was the U.S. desire for Egypt to play the lead role in its anti-Soviet aspirations and Gamal Abdul Nasser's hopes that Egypt would be able to lead a regional anti-colonial nationalism with no superpower interference. He also counters the idea that the U.S. saw no role for Britain in the region, arguing that, with the exception of the Suez canal crisis, U.S. policy makers envisioned the residual British influence as an important tool. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
International History Review
...a clear,succinct,and distinct interpretation of USEgyptian relations at a crucial moment.