1st Edition

Clinton's Foreign Policy in Russia From Deterrence and Isolation to Democratization and Engagement

By George A. MacLean Copyright 2006
172 Pages
by Routledge

172 Pages
by Routledge

172 Pages
by Routledge

Some of Bill Clinton's most basic foreign policy elements - democratic peace, the post-Cold War peace dividend, geopolitics and state-society relations - are epitomized in the US-Russian Highly Enriched Uranium (HEU) Purchase Agreement. It was one of the most remarkable initiatives of Clinton's presidency, but oddly one of the most obscure that still continues under George W. Bush. This agreement... Read more
Contents: Interest and principle in Clinton's foreign policy; The democratic peace dividend; Geopolitics, nuclear fuel and non-proliferation; State-society relations and Clinton's foreign policy; Domestic politics: the challenge from interests; International politics: principle in Clinton's foreign policy; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index.

Biography

George A. MacLean, University of Manitoba, Canada