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

Dumbrell, John

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.
• Public URL: https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1577431
• 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