ABSTRACT
Whereas the subject of this book is the Atlantic Allies’ strategy and diplomacy in the Middle East, this introductory chapter is an attempt to delineate, even in brief, some of the major developments in their global strategic thinking and planning during the 1950s. Rapid changes took place as a result of the revolution in weapons’ technology that occurred during the same period. These developments had significant ramifications for Anglo-American relations in general.2 Their impact upon Allied strategy in the Middle East will be among the major themes of this book.
