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As is oft-mentioned by our British contingent, the Suez Crisis and ensuing war was the final nail in the coffin of the British Empire, as it used to be. I don't wish to speculate here about an enduring British Imperium, however enticing such a prospect might be.

Instead, I'm more curious if the Kingdom of Egypt and the UK could have forged a durable and closer relationship within the inter-war era that lasts.

There are a number of challenges there, such as disputes over Sudan (technically an Anglo-Egyptian co-dominium) and of course ownership of the Suez Canal. Appeasing Egyptian nationalist sentiment requires a bit more effort than that displayed in the Anglo-Egyptian treaty of 1936, but need not be entirely out of reach.

What does it take then, to build an enduring Anglo-Egyptian alliance?
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