ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book offers a construction of the structure of decision-making in Great Britain during the Suez crisis. It provides a theoretical argument of the interplay between small groups, leaders, and the organizational and domestic context in which they have to operate. The book also provides an overview of the dominant perspective of British policy-makers on Anglo-American relations in the early 1950s. It presents the worldview of Sir Anthony Eden in terms of his so-called Operational Code. The book demonstrates that decision-making in Great Britain during the Suez crisis was concentrated in the hands of a small group of policy-makers under the leadership of the Prime Minister. It compares the results with other works on British decision-making during the Suez crisis and also explores the implications for the future analysis of comparable cases and for the study of Foreign Policy Analysis.
