The Eisenhower Doctrine: a Cold War Strategy in the Middle East
Words: 578 2198In 1957, President Dwight D. Eisenhower enunciated a pivotal facet of Cold War diplomacy, particularly in its bearings on the United States' strategies towards the Middle East. This doctrine, a brainchild of Eisenhower, was birthed amid escalating Soviet clout in that quarter, intertwined with the convoluted waves of Arab nationalism and the repercussions of the Suez Crisis. Its crux aimed at thwarting Soviet overreach by proffering American economic and martial succor to Middle Eastern nations bracing against communism. This disquisition […]