Britain and the Regency of Tripoli

By the early 1820s, British policy in the Eastern Mediterranean was at a crossroads. Historically shaped by the rivalry with France, the course of Britain''s future role in the region was increasingly affected by concern about the future of the Ottoman Empire and fears over Russia''s ambitions in the Balkans and the Middle East. The Regency of Tripoli was at this time establishing a new era in for...