Stephen McGlinchey Stephen.Mcglinchey@uwe.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations
Beyond the blank cheque: Arming iran during the ford administration
McGlinchey, Stephen; Moran, Andrew
Authors
Andrew Moran
Abstract
© 2016 Taylor & Francis. When President Gerald Ford decided tomaintain and deepen arms relations with Iran, he cemented a momentum that became near impossible for a successor to break by continuing the policy of his predecessor Richard Nixon. Nixon had given the Shah of Iran a "blank cheque" to purchase whatever American arms he desired- short of nuclear weapons. Although Ford’s authority would be challenged by members of his own Administration and a Congress seeking to claw back some of its authority, the need to support allies in the Middle East against the threat of the Soviet Union, even during a time of détente, remained paramount.
Citation
McGlinchey, S., & Moran, A. (2016). Beyond the blank cheque: Arming iran during the ford administration. Diplomacy and Statecraft, 27(3), 523-544. https://doi.org/10.1080/09592296.2016.1196074
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | May 16, 2016 |
Publication Date | Jul 2, 2016 |
Deposit Date | Aug 5, 2016 |
Publicly Available Date | Mar 28, 2024 |
Journal | Diplomacy and Statecraft |
Print ISSN | 0959-2296 |
Electronic ISSN | 1557-301X |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis (Routledge) |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 27 |
Issue | 3 |
Pages | 523-544 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1080/09592296.2016.1196074 |
Keywords | Iran, Gerald Ford, Richard Nixon, Shah, arms trade, Cold War, US Foreign Policy |
Public URL | https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/921513 |
Publisher URL | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09592296.2016.1196074 |
Additional Information | Additional Information : This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Diplomacy and Statecraft on 02 August 2016, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/09592296.2016.1196074 |
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