American and British Foreign Policy in the Middle East: A Comparison

The political-strategic, economic, and ideological dimensions of the American and British foreign policy towards the Middle East. are worth examination. Egypt under Nasser, the Musaddiq era in Iran, the establishment of the state of Israel, and the interface between Zionism and the segments of the Christian Right are significant components of such an examination. Differences in American and British approaches to colonialism, Arab nationalism, Zionism, and Orientalism, are highlighted, while the conclusion stresses a number of shared goals in both American and British policy despite different means in their implementation.