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The Cold War and Beyond

Published on Apr 08, 2018

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The Cold War and Beyond

Reagan-Clinton, 1981-2001
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Ronald Reagan

  • Cold War continues
  • Weapons Shield (Star Wars)
  • Increased defense and military spending
  • To Gorbachev: "Tear down this wall."
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George H. W. Bush

  • Democratic revolutions sweeping Eastern Europe
  • New World Order
  • West 'won' Cold War
  • Conflict in the Middle East, Yugoslavia, Africa
  • American foreign policy appeared rudderless
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Reagan

Strong executive branch; rising budget deficits
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Iran-contra

Who holds ultimate responsibility for US Foreign Policy?
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Iran-Contra

  • 1980-Nicaragua
  • US people didn't to enter Nicaragua
  • Congress passed Boland Amendment
  • US sold weapons to Iran
  • NSC holding too much power?
  • Shouldn't the president know what his underlings are up to?
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George H.W. Bush

a "New World Order"
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Tentative and Status Quo Foreign Policy

  • Limit US involvement internationally
  • Move from cold war to hot wars
  • Persian Gulf War-broad support
  • No plan to overthrow leader
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Key Points Surrounding Persian Gulf War

  • Only 43 days
  • No overthrow of Saddam
  • Congress on board
  • Coalition of forces including Soviet Union
  • First CNN War
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The Fall of the Soviet Union

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The Balkans and Ethnic Conflict

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Implications on US Foreign Policy

  • Shift alliances to meet threats
  • More flexibility in US Foreign Policy
  • Congress permits president to use force against specific threat
  • Attack enemy even if US is not directly threatened.
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The Clinton Years

Photo by Preston Kemp
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Haiti

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Somalia

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Clinton Impact on FP

  • US last remaining superpower
  • Military no longer used to deter a single communist threat
  • Globalized world and recognition of economic interdependence
  • Military as force for good?
  • Future defined by interdependence, trade, and use of technology
  • Intl events can't be controlled by US; FP more unpredictable than ever
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The Balkans

Photo by chicabrandita
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Kosovo and Clinton Doctrine

  • US military intervention may be appropriate to respond to human catastrophe
  • New interventionism
  • Didn't seek Congressional support
  • Could they have done more to stop non-state actors like Al Qaeda?
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George W. Bush

Return to more unilateralist policy
Photo by Preston Kemp
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Legacy of George W. Bush on FP

  • Unilateralist intervention in Middle East
  • Move away from humanitarian aid and nation building
  • Restructuring DoD; creation of Dept. of Homeland Security

Carolyn Meyer