Alexander Nicholas Shaw
Biographic Data
| ID | 3086863 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Alexander Nicholas Shaw |
| GIVEN NAMES | Alexander Nicholas |
| FAMILY NAME | Shaw |
| SIGNATURE | SHAW A N |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Leeds |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7840-8079 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 4 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
A diplomat and collector
Malcolm MacDonald was a high-status British diplomat during the period from the 1940s to the 1960s who achieved success through his unconventional, personable approach to international negotiations. He was equally successful as an architect of decolonization in Asia and Africa. At the same time, MacDonald was a collector in a variety of genres. This collecting activity was not separate from his public career as a diplomat and colonial administrat…
Sir Reader Bullard, Frank Roberts and the Azerbaijan crisis of 1945–46
This article evaluates the influence of the Azerbaijan crisis of 1945–46 on evolving perceptions of the Soviet Union within the British Foreign Office. Utilising records from the National Archives and personal papers, it synthesises the history of the Azerbaijan crisis with studies of Britain’s changing Soviet policy, previously focused solely on the Northern Department and Moscow representative Frank Roberts. In so doing, the paper provides an o…
Strong, United and Independent’
This article challenges traditional accounts of the 1946 Cold War Crisis in Iran by moving beyond Soviet–American confrontation to focus on British policy. In contrast to the United States, Britain was a major stake-holding power in Iran due to the valuable holdings of the Anglo–Iranian Oil Company (AIOC). By comparing the reactions of the AIOC and Foreign Office, continuity between the events of the 1946 Crisis and later developments in the Mosa…
British counterinsurgency in Brunei and Sarawak, 1962-1963
This paper uses recently-released material from the ‘migrated archives’ to provide an original counterinsurgency analysis of the TNKU revolt in Brunei and Sarawak from December 1962 to May 1963. It argues that, despite a failure to act upon intelligence predicting the outbreak of insurgency, Britain developed a highly effective counterinsurgency organisation. These records also indicate that decision-makers drew inspiration from the Malayan Emerg…
British counterinsurgency in Brunei and Sarawak, 1962-1963
This paper uses recently-released material from the ‘migrated archives’ to provide an original counterinsurgency analysis of the TNKU revolt in Brunei and Sarawak from December 1962 to May 1963. It argues that, despite a failure to act upon intelligence predicting the outbreak of insurgency, Britain developed a highly effective counterinsurgency organisation. These records also indicate that decision-makers drew inspiration from the Malayan Emerg…
Strong, United and Independent’
This article challenges traditional accounts of the 1946 Cold War Crisis in Iran by moving beyond Soviet–American confrontation to focus on British policy. In contrast to the United States, Britain was a major stake-holding power in Iran due to the valuable holdings of the Anglo–Iranian Oil Company (AIOC). By comparing the reactions of the AIOC and Foreign Office, continuity between the events of the 1946 Crisis and later developments in the Mosa…
Strong, United and Independent’
This article challenges traditional accounts of the 1946 Cold War Crisis in Iran by moving beyond Soviet–American confrontation to focus on British policy. In contrast to the United States, Britain was a major stake-holding power in Iran due to the valuable holdings of the Anglo–Iranian Oil Company (AIOC). By comparing the reactions of the AIOC and Foreign Office, continuity between the events of the 1946 Crisis and later developments in the Mosa…
British counterinsurgency in Brunei and Sarawak, 1962-1963
This paper uses recently-released material from the ‘migrated archives’ to provide an original counterinsurgency analysis of the TNKU revolt in Brunei and Sarawak from December 1962 to May 1963. It argues that, despite a failure to act upon intelligence predicting the outbreak of insurgency, Britain developed a highly effective counterinsurgency organisation. These records also indicate that decision-makers drew inspiration from the Malayan Emerg…
Sir Reader Bullard, Frank Roberts and the Azerbaijan crisis of 1945–46
This article evaluates the influence of the Azerbaijan crisis of 1945–46 on evolving perceptions of the Soviet Union within the British Foreign Office. Utilising records from the National Archives and personal papers, it synthesises the history of the Azerbaijan crisis with studies of Britain’s changing Soviet policy, previously focused solely on the Northern Department and Moscow representative Frank Roberts. In so doing, the paper provides an o…
A diplomat and collector
Malcolm MacDonald was a high-status British diplomat during the period from the 1940s to the 1960s who achieved success through his unconventional, personable approach to international negotiations. He was equally successful as an architect of decolonization in Asia and Africa. At the same time, MacDonald was a collector in a variety of genres. This collecting activity was not separate from his public career as a diplomat and colonial administrat…
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