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Margaret Thatcher and the Middle East

byAzriel Bermant

Azriel Bermant examines Margaret Thatcher's Middle East policy across the Arab-Israeli conflict, Gulf security, arms sales, terrorism, and relations with the United States. Drawing on archives and diplomatic records, he shows a prime minister balancing strong sympathy for Israel with concern over occupation, Palestinian rights, and Britain's regional interests. Personal convictions interacted with officials, allies, and rapidly changing crises. The book complicates simple portrayals of Thatcherite foreign policy, revealing how ideology, pragmatism, domestic politics, and historical responsibility shaped Britain's choices in a region where influence exceeded its declining imperial power.

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Publication date

2017

Format

Print edition

Pages

273

ISBN

9781316606308