The Buraimi Crisis: The Anglo-American Rivalry in the Arabian Peninsula, 1949-1955

Authors

Omar S. Abdellatif, University of Toronto
Abdulaziz Al Meajel, Queen Mary University of London

Abstract

Through the case study of the Buraimi War, this essay aims to dissect the impact of British and American influence on political systems in the Arabian Peninsula, particularly as a result of their post-Second World War rivalry in the region. It is argued that as a result of Great power rivalry and the clash between traditional political concepts and that brought on by Western powers, that the adoption of political institutions of European conception would accelerate. Thus, the modern state system in Arabia was born marked by territorially defined boundaries and increased authoritarianism.

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100

Last Page

113

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Recommended Citation

Abdellatif, Omar S. and Al Meajel, Abdulaziz (2021) "The Buraimi Crisis: The Anglo-American Rivalry in the Arabian Peninsula, 1949-1955," Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History: Vol. 11: Iss. 2, Article 7.
DOI: 10.20429/aujh.2021.110207
Available at: https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/aujh/vol11/iss2/7