American culpability

The Bush Administration and the Iranian nuclear impasse

Bibliographic Data

ID6050009
AuthorsAli Parchami, Aelius Parchami (0000-0002-4634-3063, Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, corresponding author)
Year2014
Volume20
Issue3
Pages315-330
Publication date2014-07-03
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueContemporary Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1356-9775 • E-ISSN: 1469-3631
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13569775.2014.911501
OpenAlexW2009036366
LanguageEN
Citations received10
References cited13

Drawing on the memoirs of Hassan Rowhani, Iran's chief nuclear negotiator (2003–2005) and newly elected president, this paper considers the impact of the Bush Administration's Iran policy on the internal politics of the Islamic Republic and the dynamics of its nuclear negotiation strategy. It argues that the administration had a detrimental effect on international nuclear negotiations with Iran and should be considered at least partially responsible for the current nuclear impasse. Identifying three key areas, it focuses on the administration's rejection of constructive engagement with the relatively moderate government of President Mohammad Khatami; the negative influence of the USA during Iran's nuclear negotiations with the EU3; and the administration's refusal to provide the Iranians with confidence-building incentives, or countenance unconditional nuclear talks, despite a policy change in Washington that was ostensibly multilateralist and gave the impression of directly engaging with the Iranians

Administration (probate law · Culpability · Economics · Government (linguistics · Incentive · Negotiation · Nuclear energy policy · Nuclear power · Political science · Politics · Economic Sanctions and International Relations · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Nuclear Issues and Defense · Public Administration

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