S6E6 Whose Side Are You On Anyways? The Canadian Response to the Suez Crisis

In 1956 the United Nations was in turmoil as an Anglo-French-Israeli alliance attacked and invaded Egypt. Global public opinion was strongly against this bold move and it seemed like there was no solution in sight. Until, Canadian diplomat Lester B. Pearson stepped in with a radical proposal, one that would set a template for UN Peacekeeping operations for the rest of the 20th century. Get add free content at Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


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