Question

Use the materials you have reviewed and your own knowledge of the foreign policy challenges facing the United States after the Cold War to write an essay analyzing each president's overall approach to foreign affairs. Include the general doctrine followed by each, and the way each used idealism, Realpolitik, multilateralism, and/or unilateralism to achieve his objectives for the United States.

Answer 1

The United States Foreign Affairs policy changed after the Cold World Era. The Presidents after that period modified the foreign politics to gain an advantage in the international spectrum.

Jimmy Carter did not like the way some U.S. allies treated the human rights politics in their countries. He strenghtened measures in places like Iran, South Africa, South Korea, and Zimbabwe.

Ronald Reagan approach to Foreign affairs was different from Carter's. The Reagan administration promoted initiatives that created serious confrontation with Russia socialist countries. Reagan approved an increase in military spending to develop weapons and systems to stay ahead from Russia.

George H. W. Bush confronted a different international scenario with the Russian reforms promoted by Mikhail Gorbachev, the economic changes of Deng Xiaoping's in China and the new governments in Chile and Philippines.

Bill Clinton tried to extend some considerations to amicable discussions with Russia. His particular personality helped to do so. IN his two presidency period, Clinton has eight official reunions with Russia president Boris Yeltsin

George W. Bush´s administration experienced the September 11 attacks. His response to the attacks expanded its faculties regarding national security. Bush administration war against terrorist in Afghanistan and Irak increased the military spending and restrictions in border security,

Barak Obama continued with the war the Bush administration started, but in 2008 promised to withdraw the troops in the near future. Foreign affairs with allies were respectful and promoting international trade.

Answer 2

Plato Answer should include the following :

Post-Cold War challenges for the United States in foreign policy included a need to fill the void left by the lack of a "target." Containment of communism was no longer a primary focus, so the United States needed a purpose for foreign engagement.

Both President G.H.W. Bush and President Clinton believed the United States should take a leadership role in the world. Bush espoused the New World Order, in which countries would ally for common purpose to support and protect each other. This vision focused on a multilateral approach and embodied a highly idealistic vision of foreign relations. President Clinton shared this vision in his Doctrine of Enlargement, which sought to bring democracy, humanitarianism, and free trade to countries around the globe. Clinton, because of his difficulty garnering trust from the US military, was cautious in his use of military force, sometimes to the detriment of his humanitarian goals; but he was also focused on making sure that his ideals did not overshadow what was best for expanding markets and protecting US citizens and soldiers.

President George W. Bush, who would enter the scene at the end of the 1990s and carry a new vision forward following the early 2000s terror attacks, took a much more unilateral stance with the Bush Doctrine of preemption. While his focus did shift somewhat to multilateralism in terms of helping conquered countries rebuild their political structures in democratic form, he was highly focused on the United States, its best interests, and its ability to take on whatever task necessary with or without allies.