ABSTRACT
This chapter describes Sir Anthony Eden's worldview by constructing his Operational Code on the basis of his public speeches as well as of utterances pronounced in environments of a more private nature. It outlines some expectations regarding Eden's handling of the Suez crisis, especially regarding his dealing with Egypt and the United States, on the basis of the knowledge of Eden's cognitive belief system. The master belief of Eden's Operational Code consists of the idea that any international dispute can be settled if the parties involved recognize and respect their respective security interests. The identification of Anthony Eden's cognitive belief system makes it possible to formulate expectations about Eden's handling of the Suez crisis. One of the advantages of the Operational Code's American intellectual origins is that in most Operational Code studies it has been clear where to look for an opponent in order to complete an individual's cognitive belief system.
