Master's thesis at the University of Basra, College of Education for Humanities, Department of History, discussing Britain's role in establishing the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (1947-1949), by student Nawal Majeed Abdul-Hussein,
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The letter examined the efforts and reasons that prompted Britain to seek the establishment of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, aiming to restore the balance of power in Europe for the period after World War II, after that period witnessed a major change in the balance of power. The study found that the British attempts to establish a North Atlantic Treaty Organization The Atlantic is primarily due to Britain's feeling that it has lost its position and retreated from the first ranks to lower ranks, so it tried to remedy itself by establishing a military alliance that would enable it to remain in the ranks of the major countries, especially after the United States of America and the Soviet Union dominated the world. She worked hard to restore the balance of power in Europe, hoping that the alliance would achieve her goal of confronting the Soviet tide in Europe on the one hand, and put her in the first ranks, accompanied by the United States of America and allied countries.
The thesis included an introduction, four chapters, a conclusion, appendices and a list of sources. The first chapter studied the determinants of British policy towards European security during World War II (1939-1946), and the second chapter examined the British diplomatic activity to hold the North Atlantic Treaty Organization for the period (1947-1948), while the third chapter It dealt with the British efforts to limit the spread of Soviet influence in Europe in 1948, while the fourth chapter examined Britain's efforts to sign the North Atlantic Treaty Organization for the period (1948-1949).
Britain succeeded in achieving what it aimed for, which is the establishment of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which is one of the most prominent and greatest achievements of British politics after World War II, after a series of setbacks, difficulties and security threats.
