Clinton Foreign Policy Reader: Presidential Speeches with Commentary: Presidential Speeches with Commentary

by Rubinstein,Alvin Z.

• ISBN13: 9780765605832
• ISBN10: 076560583X
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-01-31
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

This concise book introduces the main issues of American foreign policy as it has evolved during the first post-cold War presidency. It uses excerpts from major presidential policy statements to illustrate the points and turning points discussed in each chapter. Intended as a supplementary text for courses in American foreign policy and contemporary international relations, the collection includes a bibliography and a guide to accessing foreign policy information on line.

Table of Contents

Preface	xi
Strategic Outlook for a New World Order	3	(40)
Liberal Internationalism: America and the Global Economy	8	(6)
Globalism and Interdependence	14	(6)
From Containment to Enlargement	20	(8)
Advancing Our Interests Through Engagement and Enlargement	28	(8)
On the Eve of the Millennium	36	(7)
Dealing with Russia	43	(34)
A Conspectus for Russia's Entry Into the Global Economy	51	(6)
A Gesture of Confidence	57	(2)
An Affirmation of Support	59	(1)
A Message of Hope and Encouragement	60	(5)
Friends at Last?	65	(2)
Exhorting Russia-Once Again	67	(5)
A Bridge Over the Widening Gulf	72	(5)
NATO Enlargement: Origins and Implications	77	(26)
A New Security Structure for Europe	83	(4)
Reassuring Western Europe	87	(3)
Announcing NATO's First Tranche	90	(5)
Justifying NATO Enlargement	95	(3)
Extending Membership to Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic	98	(3)
Toward a Greater NATO in the Twenty-first Century	101	(2)
Dealing with China: Friendly Competitor or Looming Adversary?	103	(36)
Call for Renewal of China's Most-Favored-Nation Status	112	(2)
Remarks by the President to the Pacific Basin Economic Council	114	(5)
Speech by the President on the Eve of President Jiang Zemin's State Visit	119	(8)
On US-China Relations in the Twenty-first Century	127	(5)
Troublesome Times; Staying the Course	132	(7)
The United Nations and the United States: Rhetoric and Reality	139	(26)
Explaining Somalia to the Congress	146	(2)
Address to the Nation on Haiti	148	(4)
Reaffirming Multilateralism	152	(3)
In Defense of the United Nations	155	(5)
The United Nations' Role in the New Global Era	160	(3)
Human Rights in Contemporary Perspective	163	(2)
Transitions and Nationalism in the Former Yugoslavia	165	(32)
The Dayton Accords: Imposing Peace for Bosnia	174	(6)
Reconstructing Bosnia: A Longer Term Process	180	(3)
The Case for the Long Haul in Bosnia	183	(5)
Why Kosovo Matters	188	(2)
America's War on Serbia (Yugoslavia)	190	(4)
Building Peace in the Balkans	194	(3)
Continuing the American Legacy in the Middle East	197	(36)
Moving Beyond Oslo: The Israeli-Palestinian Declaration of Principles	210	(3)
Toward Peace Between Israel and Jordan	213	(2)
The Quest for a Wider Middle Eastern Security	215	(4)
Overcoming the Obstacle of Terrorism	219	(3)
On the Road to Peace: The Arrival at Wye	222	(2)
Containing Iraq	224	(2)
The Struggle Continues: The Kurdish Problem	226	(2)
Battling the Rogue State: The Weapons Inspection Crisis	228	(5)
Weapons of Mass Destruction: Coping with Twenty-First Century Threats	233	(26)
Nonproliferation Efforts in the Former Soviet Union	242	(3)
Toward a Non-Nuclear Korean Peninsula	245	(2)
The ``Crime and Punishment'' of Iraq	247	(3)
Lobbying for the Ratification of the CWC	250	(2)
Responding to Criticisms: The Lobbying Continues	252	(2)
If Biological and Chemical Weapons Do Spread...	254	(2)
The Bottom Line of the WMD Nonproliferation	256	(3)
Selected Bibliography	259	(4)
Guide to Further Research	263	(4)
Index	267