American-British rivalry in Ethiopia 1941-1945

Abstract

The American-British competition and push during this period, especially the United States, to obtain strategic positions around the world formed an important basis in formulating the directions of American and British policy towards Ethiopia during that period, given the importance of the geopolitical position of Ethiopia and its reflection on American national security, with Ethiopia’s desire to ally with The United States, to replace Britain to achieve its demands in Somalia and Eritrea, was an incentive to establish relevant political relations. Strategic dimensions between the two countries. The United States of America’s preference for its relations with Ethiopia among the countries of the Horn of Africa is due to the presence of many common considerations and interests between them, as it sought to strengthen this relationship by concluding many treaties and agreements, including, for example, the Joint Defense Agreement in 1953, which allowed the United States of America used Eritrea’s bases, in exchange for its commitment to providing the necessary military assistance to the Ethiopian Armed Forces. Ethiopia gradually moved away from Britain.