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Beyond the blank cheque: Arming iran during the ford administration

McGlinchey, Stephen; Moran, Andrew

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Authors

Stephen McGlinchey Stephen.Mcglinchey@uwe.ac.uk
Senior Lecturer in Politics and International Relations

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
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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