İngiltere’nin 1971’de Basra Körfezinden 150 yıl süren varlığını sona erdirerek çekilmesi

By the British withdrawal from the Persian Gulf in 1971, the Gulf Sheikhdoms whohad been the British protectorates, declared their independences. Although Britain withdrawits military presence, substantial economic and strategic British colonial interestsremained in the region based on the oil resources. The Arab-Israeli conflict, as the mainproblem of the Middle East, became the matter of central importance in the UK’s foreignpolicy and had implications on the relations between the UK and Gulf states. This essayevaluates the impact of the Arab-Israel conflict on shaping the British Policy in the MiddleEast with particular focus on Britain and Gulf States relations in 1971-1991 period.