Clinton, NAFTA and the Politics of U.S. Trade

Clinton, NAFTA and the Politics of U.S. Trade

Clinton has taken some small steps to mollify trade unionists and environmentalists, but the primary focus of his trade policy ...
Clinton's Cuba Calculus

Clinton’s Cuba Calculus

CLINTON'S CUBA CALCULUS While recent events provided Clinton with an opportunity to fundamentally rethink U.S. policy, he let the moment ...
Clinton's Cuba Policy: A low-Priority Dilemma

Clinton’s Cuba Policy: A low-Priority Dilemma

In Cuba, Castro has publicly praised the new president. Privately, he had a friend ask Jimmy Carter to relay the ...
Washington Loosens the Knot (Just a Little)

Washington Loosens the Knot (Just a Little)

It was a far cry from the opening even many Republican moderates had urged, but Bill Clinton's announcement in early ...
The Internal Policy Debate

The Internal Policy Debate

Looking beyond crude electoral calculations, a number of Clinton's foreign-policy specialists have pushed internally for a moderate relaxation of sanctions ...
U.S. Entanglements in Colombia Continue

U.S. Entanglements in Colombia Continue

Reviving the rhetoric of the Reagan/Bush years, Clinton Administration officials are once again pointing to the "narcoguerrilla" threat-erasing the already ...
Lake and FeinBerg the Best and the Brightest?

Lake and FeinBerg the Best and the Brightest?

The appointments of Anthony Lake as National Security Council Adviser and Richard Feinberg as the Council's officer on Latin American ...
Development Aid: Some Small Steps Forward

Development Aid: Some Small Steps Forward

The commitment of some Clinton Administration appointees to a more participatory approach to development has given significant space to some ...