In 1956, an international crisis over control of the Suez Canal put Britain and France into direct conflict with President Nasser of Egypt, a proud Arab nationalist determined to stand up to ...

The IMF's lending to the four countries directly involved in the 1956 Suez crisis, and particularly to the United Kingdom ... and France and the United Kingdom used Egypt's counterattack as an excuse ...

Pearson led Canada into middle power respectability when he pulled the world back from the brink of war in the Middle ... his role in resolving the Suez Canal Crisis. Pictured here, Pearson ...

Abstract: Egypt's nationalization of the Suez Canal in 1956 and the failed attempt by France, Israel, and the United Kingdom to retake it by force constituted a serious political crisis with ...

In late-July 1956, three months before the Suez Crisis, British Prime Minister Anthony ... This spoke to a broader strategy that we might call “Cold War 2.0,” in which America seemed to ...

On May 14, 1948, the State of Israel was created, sparking the first Arab-Israeli War. The war ended in 1949 ... Following the 1956 Suez Crisis and Israel’s invasion of the Sinai Peninsula ...

Israel colluded with Britain and France in a plan to retake Suez. Israel jumped on the bandwagon of this war. The one thing ... It prompted an international crisis. America condemned the attack ...

Peter Hitchens investigates 'special relationship' between the US and UK 'Nobody in Washington has ever heard of it,' says Hitchens The US were considering attacking UK forces to stop Suez attack ...

Air superiority permitted the world’s first helicopter-borne assaults to be made ... Some means short of risky brinkmanship can probably be found to assure American interests there. In any event, the ...