What is the Clinton Doctrine and how was it applied in different parts of the world during Bill Clinton's presidential administration?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
- Clinton Doctrine: justified involvement in the Balkan wars of the late 1990s; differed from Cold War policies, which sanctioned intervention primarily on the grounds of strategic interest and national security
- The Balkans: civil war in Bosnia erupted after the breakup of Yugoslavia; as reports of "ethnic cleansing" and refugees escalated, Clinton joined NATO in bombing Serbian strongholds in Bosnia until the Dayton Agreement created the federated, multiethnic state of Bosnia; United States joined "Operation Allied Force," an air campaign conducted by NATO, until ethnic clashes were resolved in neighboring Kosovo.
- Africa: less successful foreign policy actions; Clinton ordered the withdrawal of U.S. forces in Somalia after the UN mission failed to restore order there and resulted in the brutal killings of 18 American soldiers; although mass murder of up to 1 million Tutsis by the Hutu majority took place in Rwanda, Clinton refused to intervene
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