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1 online resource |
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Vendor-supplied metadata. |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
"President Clinton's time in office coincided with historic global events following the end of the Cold War. The collapse of Communism called for a new US Grand Strategy to address the emerging geopolitical era that brought upheavals in Somalia and the Balkans, economic challenges in Mexico and Europe and the emergence of new entities such as the EU, NAFTA and the WTO. Clinton's handling of these events was crucial to the development of world politics at the dawn of the twenty-first century. Only by understanding Clinton's efforts to address the challenges of the post-Cold War era can we understand the strategies of his immediate successors, George W. Bush and Barack Obama, both of whom inherited and continued Clinton-era policies and practices. James D. Boys sheds new light on the evolution and execution of US Grand Strategy from 1993 to 2001. He explores the manner in which policy was devised and examines the actors responsible for its development, including Bill Clinton, Anthony Lake, Samuel Berger, Warren Christopher, Madeline Albright and Richard Holbrook. He examines the core components of the strategy (National Security, Prosperity Promotion and Democracy Promotion) and how they were implemented, revealing a hitherto unexplored continuity from campaign trail to the White House. Covering the entire duration of Clinton's presidential odyssey, from his 1991 Announcement Speech to his final day in office, the book draws extensively on newly declassified primary materials and interviews by the author with key members of the Clinton administration to reveal for the first time the development and implementation of US Grand Strategy from deep within the West Wing of the Clinton White House."-- Provided by Publisher. |
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Imprint; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; Introduction The view from the twenty-first century; CHAPTER ONE The long road from Little Rock; Grand strategy in principle and history; The 1992 primary season; Grand strategy on the Clinton campaign; Clinton's Grand Strategy campaign addresses; Grand strategy in the presidential debates; Conclusion: Clinton's triumph; CHAPTER TWO Taking charge and taking stock; Clinton's post-Cold War world; Assembling a foreign policy team; The return to Georgetown; Talking the talk . . .; Tough talk with the Pentagon. |
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New structuresSomalia and Assertive Multilateralism; Iran, Iraq, and dual containment; The Tarnoff doctrine; Conclusion: Clinton's poisoned chalice; CHAPTER THREE A grand strategy emerges; The growing mood of unrest; Devising Clinton's doctrine; Warren Christopher's address; Madeleine Albright's address; The presidential address; Anthony Lake's address; The backlash from rogue states of concern; Reaction; The difficult birth of Clinton's Grand Strategy; Problems of policy and presentation; Conclusion: Clashes on the road to grand strategy; CHAPTER FOUR Enhancing security. |
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National security in the Clinton administrationUN peace operations; A nuclear grand strategy; National Missile Defense; Intelligence; The evolving national security threat; Counter-terrorism; Enhancing security: NATO expansion; The Partnership for Peace; An assessment of National Security Policy 1993-2001; Conclusion; CHAPTER FIVE Prosperity promotion; Promoting prosperity in US history; Prosperity promotion in the Clinton administration; The National Economic Council; Economic appointees; Clinton's economic inheritance; The Big Emerging Markets; The CIA and prosperity promotion. |
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Structural approachProsperity promotion and regional bodies: NAFTA and APEC; Prosperity promotion and multilateral organizations; Bilateral agreements; Prosperity promotion in the post-Cold War world; Global implementation; Western Europe; Central, Eastern Europe, and Russia; China; The Western hemisphere; Africa; Reflections on prosperity promotion as grand strategy; Conclusion; CHAPTER SIX Democracy promotion; Democracy promotion in US history; Defining democracy; The practicalities of democracy promotion; Promoting democracy in the Clinton administration. |
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Bureaucratic politics and democracy promotionPromoting human rights; Humanitarian assistance; The global implementation of democracy promotion; The Pacific Rim/China; The Western hemisphere; Africa; Europe; Russia and the newly independent states; Democracy promotion in the Balkans; Reflections on democracy promotion; Conclusion; CHAPTER SEVEN Reflections on Clinton's Grand Strategy; Grand strategy as presidential doctrine; The evolution of grand strategy; The evolution of personnel; Considering the critiques of grand strategy; The significance of Clinton's Grand Strategy. |
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Clinton, Bill, 1946-
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Clinton, Bill, 1946- (OCoLC)fst00088204
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United States -- Foreign relations -- 1993-2001.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General.
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Politics & government.
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History of the Americas.
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International relations.
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Diplomatic relations. (OCoLC)fst01907412
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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1993-2001
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| ISBN |
9781472529701 (electronic bk.) |
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1472529707 (electronic bk.) |
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