Bill Clinton came to the presidency during the first moments of the post-Cold War era, when the United States and the international system were at a crossroads. Faced with the choice of either retreating from the world or acting as world policeman, Clinton chose a path of unabashed practical internationalism. His foreign policy embraced globalization, free trade and the promotion of democracy abroad, while acknowledging American limits. Scholarly and pubic interest in Clintons foreign policy have peaked recently, as the shape of the Trump administrations foreign policy has unfolded. Todays...
Bill Clinton came to the presidency during the first moments of the post-Cold War era, when the United States and the international system were at a c...