Indeed,candidateClintonsummarizedhisunifiedpolicyapproachinthisway:Wemust

teardownthewallinourthinkingbetweendomesticandforeignpolicy.
Clinton:limitedknowledgeofforeignpolicy,needtonotlettheUStobecomeembroiled
ininternationaltensions
Mccain>saidClintonForeignPolicylackedanydirection
AthisSenateconfirmationhearingsassecretaryofstateinJanuary1993,Warren
ChristopheroutlinedthreeprinciplesthatwouldguideAmericanforeignpolicyforthe
newadministration:achievingeconomicsecurity,reshapingdefense,andpromoting
democracy.

economic>freetradeagreements
commitmenttoglobalinvolvementratherthanisolationism
USwouldactinworldunilaterallyormultilaterallyonacasebycasebasis
commitedtheUStouseforcewhennecessary
strategyofenlargement:basicrationaleandcontextforAmericanengagementand
leadershipwouldbetostrengthenandexpandmarketdemocraciesworldwide
pacifyingeffectsoffreesocietiesandfreemarkets
DOMESTICVALUES(democracy/freetrade)driveforeignpolicy
unpopularathome=>administrationappearedtobepursuingglobalinterests
overdomesticAmericaninterests
secondterm:TheUnitedStatesprincipalobjectiveswerenow,inorder,toenhanceour
securitywitheffectivediplomacyandwithmilitaryforcesthatarereadytofightandwin,
tobolsterAmericaseconomicprosperity[and]topromotedemocracyabroad.abroad.
Traditionalpoliticalmilitaryemphasesgainedprimacy,whereastheeconomicandthe
democracygoalslostground.Realism,orperhapsrealismlite,nowcametodominate
theforeignpolicyagenda.

SELECTIVEENGAGEMENTUSwouldactinownnationalintereststhanglobal
interests
MORECAREFULANDLESSIDEALISTICFOREIGNPOLICY
exofselectiveengagementstabilizingsituationinBalkansandchoosingnotto
getinvolvedintheRwandanGenocide
presidentialdecisiondirective25
aimofbuildingastableandsecureEurope

providefornatlsecurity:ChemicalWeaponsConvention,NatlMissileDefense
Act
CHINARE:SELECTIVEENGAGEMENT:Clintonalsoneverwaveredinhispolicy
towardChina,despiteitswidespreadhumanrightsabuse.FosteringU.SChinatrade
andmaintainingstabilityinEastAsiaweregreaterpriorities.
KosovoandEastTimor=>engaged,butonlyincertainways(ex,notonthegroundin
EastTimororKosovo)

ThefirstandmostimportantgenerallegacyforAmericanforeignpolicywastheClinton
administrationscommitmenttomaintainingAmericaninvolvementandleadershipin
globalaffairsaftertheColdWar.
basiccommitmenttomaintainingacentralrolefortheUnitedStatesinthe
internationalsystem.

EXTRAORDINARYIMPACTOFDOMESTICPOLITICSONFOREIGNPOLICY
AthirdspecificlegacywastheefforttostabilizetherelationshipwithChinaandRussia
aftertheColdWar,whichportendedmorecontinuitythanchange.Bytheendof
Clintonssecondterm,neithernationwasthestrategicpartneroriginallyenvisionedby
theadministration,but,onceagain,stabilizationhadbegun.Thegrantingofpermanent
normaltradingrelations(PNTR)toChinaandtheexpenditureofsignificantforeign
aidtoRussiawereimportantfactorsinthisstabilization.Moreover,theymadeitdifficult
foranyfutureadministrationtoturnabruptlyinadifferentpolicydirection.
USwouldtaketheleadinconflictresolution
emphasisonmultilateralandindirect
3waysthatUSdomesticissuesinfluencedforeignpolicy
election
publicopinion/pressure(((interconnected)))
1)summarizethemainactionsofthecase
2)explain3influencesofUSpolicy(interestgroups,electionyear,publicopinion,etc)
election=>

3)doacostbenefitanalysisoftheUSpolicy(outlaythecostandbenefitsanddetermine
ifitwasjustifiedorunjustified)=>thesis?

USACTIONS
- TaiwanRelationsActof1979assertsWashingtonsrighttohelpTaiwandefend
itselfanddeclaresthattheislandiswithintheAmericansphereofinterest
- AmericandecisiontobolsterUSmilitarypresenceinTaiwanStraitasshowof
continuedinterestinstability
Dates;Clintoninauguratedjan11993,won1992election(andreelectionin1994)