Policy

His “Doctrine of Enlargement” sought to expand market democracy in the world with free trade, peacekeeping, international alliances, while pushing for human and civil rights. 14

 

Major Powers

 

Russia

He supported Russian President, Boris Yeltsin, and also arranged the safeguarding of Russian nuclear power plants and the dismantling of Russian nuclear weapons which is viewed as an astounding achievement. 14

 

China

His administration sought for China’s membership in international institutions, which led China to participate in “the nuclear Non‑Proliferation Treaty, the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty, the Chemical Weapons Convention, and the Biological Weapons Convention.” 5, 7

 

Nuclear Weapons

His administration negotiated a nuclear agreement, the Agreed Framework, with North Korea so that they would shut down nuclear reactors. The U.S. Government pledged to provide oil for what N. Korea lost and build ‘light fuel’ plants. However, this agreement was ultimately unsuccessful. 2

 

NATO

Admist war between Croatians, Serbians, and Bosnian Muslims, he pushed for NATO bombing, and later the Dayton Peace Accords stopped the fighting. In 1999, he also joined NATO in bombing the Serbian government to stop their ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Albanians, and along with Russian diplomacy, Serbians ultimately withdrew from the Kosovo region. 14

 

Terrorism

In response to attacks on U.S. Embassies, he ordered missile strikes in Sudan against affiliates of al Qaeda and struck training camps in Afghanistan. 11

 

Climate Change

He signed the Kyoto Protocol which “commit[ed] developed countries to reduce emissions by 5.2% below 1990 levels between 2008 and 2012.” However, the U.S. Senate did not ratify the treaty. 6

 

Trade

His administration garnered Congressional support for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in 1993 and the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) in 1994. 14