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'Was There a Clinton Doctrine? President Clinton's Foreign Policy Reconsidered'

Dumbrell, John

Authors

John Dumbrell



Abstract

This article discusses the concept of 'doctrine' within American foreign policy and seeks to locate a possible Clinton Doctrine. It argues, against some interpretations of the Clinton presidency, that Clinton's foreign policy did have a degree of coherence necessary to sustain a 'doctrine'. The broad development of Clinton's foreign policy between 1993 and 2001 is summarized and assessed. Five possible Clinton doctrines are investigated. The article concludes that the best case for being regarded as the Clinton Doctrine relates to the doctrine of 'rogue states'.

Citation

Dumbrell, J. (2002). 'Was There a Clinton Doctrine? President Clinton's Foreign Policy Reconsidered'. Diplomacy and Statecraft, 13(2), 43-56. https://doi.org/10.1080/714000309

Journal Article Type Article
Publication Date 2002-06
Deposit Date Feb 20, 2008
Journal Diplomacy and Statecraft
Print ISSN 0959-2296
Electronic ISSN 1557-301X
Publisher Taylor and Francis Group
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 13
Issue 2
Pages 43-56
DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/714000309
Keywords Bill Clinton, American foreign policy, Rogue states.
Publisher URL http://www.informaworld.com/openurl?genre=issue&issn=0959%2d2296&issue=2&sid=informa%3ainformaworld&title=Diplomacy%20%26amp%3b%20Statecraft&volume=13

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