Outputs (2)

An Empire of Influence? British Relations with the United Arab Emirates in the 1970s (2024)
Journal Article
Smith, S. C. (online). An Empire of Influence? British Relations with the United Arab Emirates in the 1970s. Journal of Imperial and Commonwealth History, https://doi.org/10.1080/03086534.2024.2345466

As historical debate has moved from an analysis of the end of empire to its aftermath and consequences, there has been growing emphasis on the retention by the colonial powers of a large measure of influence over their former dependencies. With respe... Read More about An Empire of Influence? British Relations with the United Arab Emirates in the 1970s.

Transition of power: the problems of Britain’s post-imperial relationship with Malta, 1964-1971 (2022)
Journal Article
Smith, S. C. (2023). Transition of power: the problems of Britain’s post-imperial relationship with Malta, 1964-1971. Contemporary British History, 37(1), 27-62. https://doi.org/10.1080/13619462.2022.2113777

There is growing recognition that the end of formal empire did not equate with the ending of ties between the imperial power and its erstwhile dependencies. This was especially so of the ‘fortress colony’ of Malta which following constitutional separ... Read More about Transition of power: the problems of Britain’s post-imperial relationship with Malta, 1964-1971.