Fighting World War Three from the Middle East: Allied Contingency Plans, 1945-1954

by Cohen,Michael J.

• ISBN13: 9780714647203
• ISBN10: 0714647209
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-01-30
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Is a secular constitutional democracy safely anchored within the system of government of the country? The growth in recent years of an Islamic party wanting its share in the running of affairs raises many questions. Was it to be another political party - albeit one with a religious affiliation - or was it eventually to develop into a fundamentalist party demanding an altogether different regime? All these questions have suddenly become obsolete since the Constitutional Court decided on 16 January 1998 to close down the Welfare Party. This volume covers a variety of topics, all of which shed light on puzzling issues. The discussions range over national and international politics, democracy and freedom of the press, voting patterns, official control of indigenous music, and conditions in industrial estates. Essential for a broader understanding of Turkey, a country which is trying hard to become part of the European Community.

Table of Contents

List of maps	vi	(2)
Acknowledgements	viii	(1)
Abbreviations	ix	(2)
Glossary of contingency plans	xi	(2)
Introduction	xiii
1. American global strategy	1	(28)
2. The United States and Middle East	29	(33)
3. The Middle East in British global strategy	62	(33)
4. The Strategic and Military importance of Palestine	95	(28)
5. The Egyptian Base -- and alternative options	123	(38)
6. British plans for the defence of the Middle East	161	(34)
7. Israel's place on Allied Middle East plans	195	(44)
8. Regional defence schemes	239	(34)
9. The demise of the Egypt-centred strategy	273	(25)
10. The switch to the Northern Tier	298	(26)
Conclusion	324	(6)
Appendix: Costs of Maintaining the British base in Egypt, 1937-1953 00	330	(1)
Bibliography	331	(10)
Index	341