ABSTRACT
The Suez War had numerous ramifications for the Middle East, some of which took years to be played out. The war itself may be counted as a disastrous failure for the UK. It achieved neither its military nor its political goals. Instead of bringing about the fall of Colonel Nasser, Eden himself was forced to resign. Instead of restoring Western control of the Suez Canal, the war caused the very thing it was supposed to have ensured against – the closure of the canal. The consequent loss of access to Middle Eastern oil, and of American support, plunged the UK into a serious economic crisis.
