LONDON AND WASHINGTON: Maintaining Naval Cooperation despite Strategic Differences during Operation Earnest Will

LONDON AND WASHINGTON: Maintaining Naval Cooperation despite Strategic Differences during Operation Earnest Will

Recently declassified British records reveal Lond on’s misgivings about America’s 1987 reflagging and escorting of Kuwaiti tankers amid the Iran-Iraq War. This early case study illustrates the chal-lenges of conducting coalition warfare in the Middle East, even with a close, cooperative partner. Nat...

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Veröffentlicht in:Naval War College review 2021-03, Vol.74 (2), p.134-162
1. Verfasser: Mobley, Richard A.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Allied Navies
Crowe, William J., Jr
Foreign ministers
Military aspects
Shultz, George P
Weinberger, Caspar
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Zusammenfassung:Recently declassified British records reveal Lond on’s misgivings about America’s 1987 reflagging and escorting of Kuwaiti tankers amid the Iran-Iraq War. This early case study illustrates the chal-lenges of conducting coalition warfare in the Middle East, even with a close, cooperative partner. National-level differences revealed surmountable fissures in coordinating naval strategies and operations, yet the benefits of the relationship justified the friction encountered.
ISSN:0028-1484
2475-7047