| ID | 146498 |
| Title Proper | politics of accommodation |
| Other Title Information | Canada, the Middle East, and the Suez Crisis, 1950–1956 |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Donaghy, Greg |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This paper re-examines Canada’s response to the Suez Crisis within the context of its overall approach to the Middle East in the early 1950s. It reminds contemporary readers that most Canadian policymakers, including Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent and his Secretary of State for External Affairs, Lester B. Pearson, viewed the distant and unfamiliar region with reserve, as one better left to the Great Powers to sort out. That view only changed in 1956, when the Suez Crisis, Anglo-American discord, and the possibility of nuclear war threatened Canadian strategic interests, transforming Canada into a small regional stakeholder. |
| `In' analytical Note | International Journal Vol. 71, No.2; Jun 2016: p.313-327 |
| Journal Source | International Journal Vol: 71 No 2 |
| Key Words | Israel ; United States ; Egypt ; United Kingdom ; Suez ; John Holmes ; Soviet Union ; Pearson ; St. Laurent ; Robert Ford |