Marsh, Stephen ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3411-6488 and Culley, Tierney 2018. Anglo-American relations and crisis in The Congo. Contemporary British History 32 (3) , pp. 359-384. 10.1080/13619462.2018.1477598 |
Abstract
The 1960 Belgian Congo crisis is generally seen as demonstrating Anglo-American friction and British policy weakness. Macmillan’s decision to ‘stand aside’ during UN ‘Operation Grandslam’, especially, is cited as a policy failure with long-term corrosive effects on Anglo-American relations. This article recasts this decision as a shrewd manoeuvre in extremely tight circumstances, balancing multiple interests and preventing an open breach with Kennedy’s Congo policy. Moreover, ‘stand aside’ facilitated subsequent Anglo-American cooperation in the Congo, which this article demonstrates by examining events beyond December 1962, where much of the current analysis peters out.
Item Type: | Article |
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Date Type: | Publication |
Status: | Published |
Schools: | Department of Politics and International Relations (POLIR) |
Publisher: | Taylor and Francis Group |
ISSN: | 1743-7997 |
Date of First Compliant Deposit: | 3 August 2018 |
Date of Acceptance: | 4 May 2018 |
Last Modified: | 14 Dec 2022 02:22 |
URI: | https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/113873 |
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