Clinton's world : remaking American foreign policy / William G. Hyland.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hyland, William G. (William George), 1929-2008.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States--Foreign relations--1993-.

United States.

International relations.

Clinton, Bill, 1946-.

Clinton, Bill.

Physical Description:

220 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Praeger, 1999.

Summary:

No modern U.S. president inherited a stronger, safer international position than Bill Clinton. In 1992, the Cold War was over, and the nation was at peace and focused on domestic issues. Despite this temporary tranquility, Clinton would soon be faced with a barrage of crises, including flare-ups of unrest in the Middle East, ethnic conflict in Yugoslavia, uneasy relations with Japan and China, persistent trouble with Iraq, the dissolution of the USSR, and disastrous situations in Somalia and Haiti.

In this, the first comprehensive and balanced examination of Clinton's foreign policy, William G. Hyland brilliantly explores the interaction of these complex international challenges with Clinton's unique personality characteristics. His first term was marked, in the author's analysis, by murky policy, unrealistic goals, and the mishandling of several crises. By the end of that term he learned some hard lessons, was able to alter his pattern of response, and reversed himself on some major aspects of foreign policy -- all to the benefit, in the author's view, of the country and the world as a whole.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [207]-208) and index.

ISBN:

0275963969

OCLC:

39733526