Table of Contents

The Legacy Mandate for Change Intervention Nation Building South of the Border Russia European Security Asian Tangles Unsinkable Japan Watershed Endgame Oslo and Beyond Iraq Crisis Management Between Hope and History Selected Bibliography Index

About the Author

WILLIAM G. HYLAND was editor of Foreign Affairs from 1984 through 1992, and subsequently, was a research professor of international relations at Georgetown University's School of Foreign Service. He pursued a long career in government, with the CIA, the National Security Council Staff, and as Assistant Secretary of State for Intelligence. He is the co-author of The Fall of Khrushchev (1968) and the author of Mortal Rivals (1987) and The Cold War Is Over (1989).

Reviews

?Clinton's World provides an interesting account of the many zig-zags of the Clinton foreign policy and its various domestic and international crises. It is a good introduction to the topic that emphasizes both strengths and limitations on the use of American power?-Booklist

?Hyland doesn't shrink for a strong conclusion: adopting an ad hoc 'selective engagement' approach instead of a clear direction for American foreign policy has meant that 'a magnificent historical opportunity to shape the international system had been missed.' Clinton's blunders invite this kind of harsh criticism."?-Kirkus Reviews

?Hyland has written a superb book on Bill Clinton's foreign policy. At the heart of the book are the case studies in which Hyland builds on his own extensive knowledge and experience in the foreign policy proces. Hyland's book....is the strongest analytical study we have of Clinton's foreign policy.?-Political Science Quarterly

?In 15 crisp, readable chapters, Hyland chronicles the evolution of the president's outlook from inexperience and idealism to trial-and-error pragmatism.?-Library Journal

?Without a blueprint to replace the one designed to orchestrate the cold war world, the Clintonites have blown their historical opportunity, according to Hyland, a caustic assessment congenial to Clinton opponents.?-Booklist

"Clinton's World provides an interesting account of the many zig-zags of the Clinton foreign policy and its various domestic and international crises. It is a good introduction to the topic that emphasizes both strengths and limitations on the use of American power"-Booklist

"Hyland has written a superb book on Bill Clinton's foreign policy. At the heart of the book are the case studies in which Hyland builds on his own extensive knowledge and experience in the foreign policy proces. Hyland's book....is the strongest analytical study we have of Clinton's foreign policy."-Political Science Quarterly

"In 15 crisp, readable chapters, Hyland chronicles the evolution of the president's outlook from inexperience and idealism to trial-and-error pragmatism."-Library Journal

"Without a blueprint to replace the one designed to orchestrate the cold war world, the Clintonites have blown their historical opportunity, according to Hyland, a caustic assessment congenial to Clinton opponents."-Booklist

"Hyland doesn't shrink for a strong conclusion: adopting an ad hoc 'selective engagement' approach instead of a clear direction for American foreign policy has meant that 'a magnificent historical opportunity to shape the international system had been missed.' Clinton's blunders invite this kind of harsh criticism.""-Kirkus Reviews