1956 - The Suez Crisis #2.2: Suez, A Life
When Diplomacy Fails Podcast7 Mar 2024

1956 - The Suez Crisis #2.2: Suez, A Life

A French investment opportunity, an ancient idea, and a British masterstroke - discover in this episode how the Suez Canal became so monumentally important for British imperial interests in the latter 19th century, and how this interest was then carried over into the 20th century. After years of defending and expanding their stock in Suez, it was highly unlikely that Britain was going to give up its position there without a fight. Yet, at the same time, decolonisation trends across the world were in full swing, and it was far from certain that Egypt could be held while certain movements were underway.


The most important of all these movements in decolonisation era Africa was found on 23rd July 1952, when a coup against King Farouk of Egypt, that docile and loyal British puppet, succeeded. A cadre of Egyptian military men now held control over the country, and they were determined to be anything but puppets to the British interest. One figure surged forward above all. His name was Gamal Abdel Nasser, and in this episode, we will be introduced to him, as we see what the British establishment was up against. Mindful of Britain’s interests in his country, and its unsavoury record there, Nasser was not about to give ground for nothing. Thousands of miles away, a government change waved goodbye to Winston Churchill, and ushered in his subordinate Anthony Eden. The stage was set for a conflict which was unlike any other yet seen in the British experience.


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1956 - The Suez Crisis #2.14: Attacked At Home

1956 - The Suez Crisis #2.14: Attacked At Home

1956 Episode 2.14 takes us to the scenes facing Anthony Eden in Britain in the final days of October.Having orchestrated an Israeli-Egyptian war, the plan now was to issue an ultimatum, and for Anglo-...

2 Mai 202436min

1956 - The Suez Crisis #2.13: When A Plan Comes Together

1956 - The Suez Crisis #2.13: When A Plan Comes Together

1956 Episode 2.13 examines the final moments of peace between 25-29 October, as the conspiracy to attack Egypt and make it look like an accident developed further.In Britain, the focus was on the lega...

25 Apr 202430min

1956 - The Suez Crisis #2.12: Collusion And Delusion

1956 - The Suez Crisis #2.12: Collusion And Delusion

1956 Episode 2.12 takes us to the 22-24 October 1956, where the war plan that would create the Suez Crisis was created, developed and signed by Britain, France and Israel in an unassuming Parisian sub...

18 Apr 202433min

1956 - The Suez Crisis #2.11: A Protocol For War

1956 - The Suez Crisis #2.11: A Protocol For War

1956 Episode 2.11 finally takes us to that controversial moment when Britain, France and Israel began to move closer together.The Sevres Protocol was neither developed nor signed in a day, and in the ...

11 Apr 202432min

1956 - The Suez Crisis #2.10: Israeli Sneaky

1956 - The Suez Crisis #2.10: Israeli Sneaky

1956 Episode 2.10 takes us to the Commonwealth, seen as so vital to British interests, but fracturing over the question of the best course of action to take against President Nasser.The Canadian, Aust...

4 Apr 202430min

1956 - The Suez Crisis #2.9: The Fix Is In

1956 - The Suez Crisis #2.9: The Fix Is In

1956 Episode 2.9 looks at that moment which has become infamous in history – the collusion between Britain, France and Israel.We are almost ready to see these sneaky meetings take place, and for the i...

2 Apr 202437min

1956 - The Suez Crisis #2.8: Deception As Policy

1956 - The Suez Crisis #2.8: Deception As Policy

1956 Episode 2.8 examines the increasingly secretive plotting which took place behind the scenes in early autumn 1956.While Eden worked feverishly to make the conflict he desired come together, the co...

28 Mar 202434min

1956 - The Suez Crisis #2.7: Blind Intrigue

1956 - The Suez Crisis #2.7: Blind Intrigue

1956 Episode 2.7 examines the steps which led towards the military intervention in Egypt, by placing the British behaviour in its imperial context.In spring 1955, Britain remained a premier power in t...

26 Mar 202434min

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