Ideals, Interests, and U.S. Foreign Policy from George H. W. Bush to Donald TrumpSpringer, 10 sept. 2018 - 289 pages This volume discusses the presidential foreign policies of the post–Cold War era, beginning with George H. W. Bush and ending with the first 17 months of Donald Trump’s presidency. During this period, the United States emerged from the Cold War as the world’s most powerful nation. Nevertheless, the presidents of this era faced a host of problems that tested their ability to successfully blend realism and idealism. Some were more successful than others. |
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... GORBACHEV. Reflecting his cautious approach to change, Bush was slow to pick up the baton of détente. In a speech before the United Nations on December 7, 1988, Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev had challenged the then president-elect ...
... GORBACHEV. Reflecting his cautious approach to change, Bush was slow to pick up the baton of détente. In a speech before the United Nations on December 7, 1988, Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev had challenged the then president-elect ...
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... Gorbachev also kept the pressure on Bush. In mid-May, the Soviet leader announced that he would eliminate 500 nuclear warheads unilat- erally from the Soviet European arsenal. He also proposed more gener- ous cuts in conventional ...
... Gorbachev also kept the pressure on Bush. In mid-May, the Soviet leader announced that he would eliminate 500 nuclear warheads unilat- erally from the Soviet European arsenal. He also proposed more gener- ous cuts in conventional ...
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... Gorbachev's assistance. In order to preclude the necessity of Soviet military intervention in Eastern Europe, Gorbachev had hoped that its communist regimes would acquire a semblance of popular legitimacy by holding free elections. But ...
... Gorbachev's assistance. In order to preclude the necessity of Soviet military intervention in Eastern Europe, Gorbachev had hoped that its communist regimes would acquire a semblance of popular legitimacy by holding free elections. But ...
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... Gorbachev early in 1990, but on October 31 the pressure on the president to end the Cold War prompted him to announce that he and the Soviet leader would have an “informal meeting” off the coast of Malta on December 2 and 3, 1989 ...
... Gorbachev early in 1990, but on October 31 the pressure on the president to end the Cold War prompted him to announce that he and the Soviet leader would have an “informal meeting” off the coast of Malta on December 2 and 3, 1989 ...
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... Gorbachev's reform program, pere- stroika. Perceiving, quite accurately, that the demonstrations were a threat to the communist regime, Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping declared martial law on May 19. When that failed to end the protests ...
... Gorbachev's reform program, pere- stroika. Perceiving, quite accurately, that the demonstrations were a threat to the communist regime, Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping declared martial law on May 19. When that failed to end the protests ...
Table des matières
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Chapter 4 William Clinton The Pragmatic Idealist 19932001 | 56 |
Chapter 5 George W Bush Realism and Neoconservatism 20012009 | 103 |
Chapter 6 Barack Obama the Idealistic Realist 20092017 Part I The Middle East and East Asia | 157 |
Chapter 7 Barack Obama the Idealistic Realist 20092017 Part II Europe Latin America Africa and Global Problems | 192 |
Chapter 8 Donald Trump and America First 2017 | 233 |
Maps | 275 |
Index | 281 |
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