U.S. policy towards Israel in the context of the Israeli-Jordanian armed clashes (1954)
https://doi.org/10.20310/1810-0201-2022-27-5-1343-1351
Abstract
The U.S. policy towards Israel in 1954 is considered on the example of foreign policy decisions taken by the American side during the Israeli-Jordanian armed clashes. As part of the unresolved Arab-Israeli conflict, the U.S. administration considered the vector of establishing partnerships with Arab countries as one of the ways to counteract the expansion of Soviet influence in the region. When resolving the issue of the Israeli-Jordanian border conflicts, the U.S. resorted to a policy of maneuvering, trying to maintain a balanced interaction with each of the parties. Meanwhile, this did not improve relations with the Arab countries, which emphasized the ongoing U.S. financial and political assistance to Israel. There was also a cooling of relations with the Jewish state, whose government was concerned about the prevailing positive trends in relations between the Arab countries and the United States. It is concluded that by 1954 the U.S. policy towards Israel was still at the stage of its formation, which was reflected in the contradictory opinions within the U.S. administration itself when resolving issues related to the foreign policy strategy regarding the Jewish state, and manifested itself in the process of unsuccessful resolution of the IsraeliJordanian conflict.
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N. A. Ivanova
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Nadezhda A. Ivanova, Post-Graduate Student, Modern and Contemporary History Department
1 Leninskiye Gory, Moscow 119991
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Ivanova N.A. U.S. policy towards Israel in the context of the Israeli-Jordanian armed clashes (1954). Tambov University Review. Series: Humanities. 2022;27(5):1343-1351. (In Russ.) https://doi.org/10.20310/1810-0201-2022-27-5-1343-1351
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