英国对1961年伊拉克-科威特危机的外交决策与军事干预

Abstract:The Iraq-Kuwait Crisis erupted when Iraqi Prime Minister Abd al-Karim Qasim made a sovereignty claim on Kuwait that smacked of military threats on June 25，1961. After the Iraqi Revolution，although the British had made several military plans to prevent Iraq from invading Kuwait，the improvement of the relations between Iraq and Kuwait before the outbreak of the crisis，and the British lacked correct perception of Qasim’s intention to divert his domestic governance crisis，made the British to some extent relaxed their vigilance against this potential threat. After the outbreak of the crisis，the British attitude was turning from “wait and observation” to “military intervention” very shortly. On the surface，the British military intervention was misguided by intelligence，but in fact，the fundamental reason for Britain’s decision to conduct large-scale military intervention was its vital economic，political and geostrategic interests in Kuwait. British military intervention greatly promoted the regionalization and internationalization of the crisis，and at the same time stimulated Britain’s enthusiasm for reviving its traditional hegemony in the Persian Gulf.

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