Download or read book Great Britain, the United States, and the Security of the Middle East written by Magnus Persson and published by Coronet Books. This book was released on 1998 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The United States took the initiative to the Northern Tier policy, to create a defense barrier along the southern border of the Soviet Union, and this policy later resulted in the Baghdad Pact. This study addresses Anglo-American relations in relation to the Northern Tier policy and the formulation phase of the Baghdad Pact from 1953 to 1955.