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Hugh Gaitskell was leader of the Labour Party between 1955-63. The Cold War was at a critical level and bi-partisanship in international affairs was expected. With Gaitskell's accession this appeared to end, marked in particular by the disputes over Suez, the independent nuclear…

This dissertation examines the political and economic significance of oil transportation in the Middle East. It argues that the June 1967 War and the closure of the Suez Canal from 1967 to 1975 transformed the patterns of oil transportation in the Middle East and shaped the hist…

During the early Cold War period, the Third World began to shed the yoke of European dominance. Locked in a global chess match to extend their political footprint, the superpowers jockeyed for influence in the Third World. In the backdrop of superpower competition, the British c…