Crossroads of Power and Identity: The Middle East, 1955–1979

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Across
  1. 6. Arab-nationalist political project associated with Egypt’s leader after Suez.
  2. 7. global system dominated by two superpowers.
  3. 8. The 1956 crisis that weakened Britain and France’s regional position.
  4. 9. Political mobilisation based on Islamic identity and the idea of the umma.
Down
  1. 1. The 1955 containment alliance opposed by Nasser.
  2. 2. A relationship in which patrons provide resources or protection in return for influence.
  3. 3. The belief that Arabs constitute one nation beyond existing state borders.
  4. 4. Site of a 1960s proxy conflict involving Egyptian and Saudi-backed forces.
  5. 5. The principle that state interest and regime security take priority.