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OverviewWhat happens to policies when a president dies in office? Do they get replaced by the new president, or do advisers carry on with the status quo? In November 1963, these were important questions for a Kennedy-turned-Johnson administration. Among these officials was a driven National Security Council staffer named Robert Komer, who had made it his personal mission to have the United States form better relations with Egypt’s Gamal Abdel Nasser after diplomatic relations were nearly severed during the Eisenhower years. While Kennedy saw the benefit of having good, personal relations with the most influential leader in the Middle East—believing that it was the key to preventing a new front in the global Cold War—Johnson did not share his predecessor’s enthusiasm for influencing Nasser with aid. In US-Egypt Diplomacy under Johnson, Glickman brings to light the diplomatic efforts of Komer, a masterful strategist at navigating the bureaucratic process. Appealing to scholars of Middle Eastern history and US foreign policy, the book reveals a new perspective on the path to a war that was to change the face of the Middle East, and provides an important “applied history” case study for policymakers on the limits of personal diplomacy. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Gabriel Glickman (Bar-Ilan University, Israel)Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Imprint: I.B. Tauris ISBN: 9780755639946ISBN 10: 0755639944 Pages: 296 Publication Date: 25 August 2022 Audience: College/higher education , Tertiary & Higher Education Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsPART 1: AFTER KENNEDY (NOVEMBER 1963-JUNE 1964) 1. Prologue: Kennedy’s Men 2. Komer’s War 3. Nasser’s New Frontier 4. Weapons and Bases 5. Enter Britain 6. Badeau’s Final Mission PART II: AFTER BADEAU (JUNE 1964-MARCH 1966) 7. Starting Over With/In Cairo 8. Two Summits 9. Communication Breakdown 10. Congress Reacts 11. Komer’s Gamble 12. Johnson’s Reluctance 13. Rusk Takes Over 14. The $37 Million 15. Another Long Summer 16. Komer’s Final Campaign 17. Sadat’s Visit PART III: AFTER KOMER (MARCH 1966-MAY 1967) 18. Johnson’s Men 19. A New Policy 20. Nasser’s Last Stand 21. Cold Shoulders 22. U.S.-Egyptian Relations Unbound 23. Epilogue: Applied HistoryReviews“US-Egypt Diplomacy under Johnson is a well-researched and significant book which chronicles and analyzes how one government official, Robert Komer, shaped American-Egyptian diplomatic relations. For Komer, a grand strategy meant working with Nasser – in spite of ideological differences – to contain Soviet influence in the Middle East. This book is a must read for anyone wishing to understand how one individual greatly influenced diplomacy between Washington and Cairo from the Kennedy Administration to the Johnson Administration.” -- Michael Sharnoff, National Defense University's Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, USA Gabriel Glickman has written an illuminating history of U.S.-Egyptian diplomacy in the LBJ era. It’s an account of world affairs, grand strategy, strong personalities, bureaucratic fancy footwork, idealism, calculation, lies and naiveté. Especially fascinating is the story of how Egypt’s Nasser condemned the United States in justifying his actions that brought on the 1967 Six Days War with Israel. Were Nasser’s complaints about U.S. policy a substantial factor in Egypt’s war policy, or mostly a pretext? Could the United States have averted the war by giving more aid to Egypt? These are worthy questions, and Professor Glickman’s book contributes importantly to the debate. -- Douglas J. Feith, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute, USA and former US Under Secretary of Defense for Policy US-Egypt Diplomacy under Johnson is a well-researched and significant book which chronicles and analyzes how one government official, Robert Komer, shaped American-Egyptian diplomatic relations. For Komer, a grand strategy meant working with Nasser - in spite of ideological differences - to contain Soviet influence in the Middle East. This book is a must read for anyone wishing to understand how one individual greatly influenced diplomacy between Washington and Cairo from the Kennedy Administration to the Johnson Administration. -- Michael Sharnoff, National Defense University's Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies, USA Gabriel Glickman has written an illuminating history of U.S.-Egyptian diplomacy in the LBJ era. It's an account of world affairs, grand strategy, strong personalities, bureaucratic fancy footwork, idealism, calculation, lies and naivete. Especially fascinating is the story of how Egypt's Nasser condemned the United States in justifying his actions that brought on the 1967 Six Days War with Israel. Were Nasser's complaints about U.S. policy a substantial factor in Egypt's war policy, or mostly a pretext? Could the United States have averted the war by giving more aid to Egypt? These are worthy questions, and Professor Glickman's book contributes importantly to the debate. -- Douglas J. Feith, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute, USA and former US Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Author InformationGabriel Glickman is an Associate Fellow at Bar-Ilan University’s Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies. His writing has appeared in publications such as The Washington Post, The National Interest, The Jerusalem Post, and The Hill. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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