A Lost Opportunity : The Flawed Implementation of Assertive Multilateralism (1991-1993)

Bill Clinton did not seek the presidency to initiate an activist foreign policy in the aftermath of the Cold War, but instead to champion domestic affairs and economic renewal. However, his foreign policy advisers entered office with their own, often differing, interpretations of the United States’...

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Izdano u:URI:https://journals.openedition.org/ejas,
Glavni autor: Boys, James D.
Format: Article ou chapitre numérique
Jezik:Anglais
Izdano: European journal of American studies 2012
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Online pristup:Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM
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Sažetak:Bill Clinton did not seek the presidency to initiate an activist foreign policy in the aftermath of the Cold War, but instead to champion domestic affairs and economic renewal. However, his foreign policy advisers entered office with their own, often differing, interpretations of the United States’ position in the post-Cold War era. After the unity demonstrated by the Gulf War, the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations advocated a tactic of Assertive Multilateralism with which to provide int...