Britain and Japan in the 1973 Middle East Oil Crisis: Washington’s Silent Partners

Miller examines Britain and Japan’s involvement in the Middle East peace process after the October war of 1973 and how it contributed to the resolution of the oil crisis of 1973-1974. An insightful and illuminating read for scholars of the diplomatic history of the 1970s, especially on the Arab-Israeli conflict.

Erika Miller is Senior Lecturer of the University of Niigata Prefecture. She specialises in international history, focusing on energy security, Anglo-American relations, and Japan’s diplomacy, and is the author of ’Japan’s Middle East Policy, 1972-1974: Resources Diplomacy, Pro-American Policy, and New Left’.