The monograph examines the problems associated with the formation and implementation of the policies of the United States of America and Great Britain in the Near and Middle East in 1945-1956. The main attention is paid to the peculiarities of the development of "special" US-British relations in this area of ​ ​ the world, issues of block policy of the USA and Great Britain, their attempts to stimulate the development of the Middle East peace process. A significant place in the monograph is occupied by identifying the causes of the Suez crisis and considering the impact of its lessons on the development of the post-war system of international relations.