The National Interest

1956: The Year Europe’s Imperialism in the Suez Almost Caused Nuclear War

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The damage to the West was immense. U.S.-British relations were damaged, and Soviet prestige enhanced. The war began with an imperialist invasion to seize the Suez ...
The National Interest

How the 1956 Suez Crisis Nearly Kicked Off World War III

Here’s What You Need To Remember: For Britain, the Suez Canal was a symbol of imperial prestige, as well as a lifeline to its bases in the Middle East and Persian Gulf. For the French, the issue was ...
The American Conservative

America's Suez Moment

In late-July 1956, three months before the Suez Crisis, British Prime Minister Anthony Eden wrote a letter to U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower. At this stage it had become clear that Egyptian ...
PBS

The Suez Crisis – 1956

In July 1956, Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal, prompting a response from Israel, Great Britain and France. Britain and France had assembled impressive invasion fleets ...
Forbes

Suez Canal Crisis: Lessons Learned And How Tech Can Help

The Suez and Panama Canals are among the most important sea trade routes in the world. In 2022 alone, almost 23,900 ships transported around 1.4 billion tons of freight through the 193-kilometre-long ...