The Middle East in the Years of the Cold War. The United States and Soviet Union’s Race for the Arabian States of the Middle East Cover Image

A Közel-Kelet a hidegháború éveiben. Az Egyesült Államok és a Szovjetunió versenye a Közel-Kelet arab államaiért
The Middle East in the Years of the Cold War. The United States and Soviet Union’s Race for the Arabian States of the Middle East

Author(s): Máté Percze
Subject(s): Comparative history, Diplomatic history, Military history, Political history, International relations/trade, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Geopolitics
Published by: Eötvös Loránd Tudományegyetem, Új-és Jelenkori Egyetemes Történeti Tanszék
Keywords: Cold War in the Middle East; Baghdad Pact; Arab nationalism; Gamal Abdel Nasser; United Arab Republic;

Summary/Abstract: In this study, I examine the geopolitical competition between the Uni-ted States and the Soviet Union in the Middle East. I present the main goals of the superpowers and how they tried to strengthen their influence in the Arab countries. As a result of the American-Soviet rivalry, Arab nationalism, which proclaimed Arab unity, emerged as a serious political force in the Middle East. In my essay, I examine how the idea of Arab nationalism and the United Arab Republic which relied on it, have tried to resist of the significant pressure from the United States and the Soviet Union.

  • Issue Year: 2018
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 143-160
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Hungarian