'A Matter of Regret': Britain, the 1983 Grendada Crisis, and the Special Relationship |
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Authors: | WILLIAMS GARY |
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Economic and Social Research Council
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Abstract: | When the USA launched a military intervention in Grenada inOctober 1983 it was against the wishes of its closest ally,Britain, who felt deliberately misled as to Washington's intentions.As a former British colony and member of the Commonwealth, withthe Queen as Head of State, Grenada remained of interest toBritain. This article will provide a detailed analysis of Anglo-Grenadianrelations and the events and contacts between the USA and Britainduring and after the 1983 crisis and assess the role of thespecial relationship in shaping Britain's reactionto the intervention. I conclude that the conventional wisdomthat Britain was in the dark about what was happeningis not entirely accurate.
*The views expressed in this article represent those of theauthor alone. |
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