DOI
https://doi.org/10.25772/MBH6-9K15
Defense Date
2020
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts
Department
History
First Advisor
Emilie E. Raymond, PhD
Second Advisor
Timothy N. Thurber, PhD
Third Advisor
William W. Newmann, Ph.D
Abstract
This research analyzes important turning points in the foreign policy of President Bill Clinton (1993-2000). These turning points include Clinton's decision to not intervene in the Rwandan genocide (1994), and his decision to intervene in Bosnia (1995) and Kosovo (1999). The various reasons why Clinton did, or did not, intervene in those three events are examined. Clinton admitted that not intervening in the Rwandan genocide was the greatest regret of his presidency. The regret of not intervening in Rwanda had a substantial impact on his decision to launch military interventions into Bosnia and Kosovo. The impact of that regret is well founded in the evidence available, but is rarely mentioned in the current historiography.
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Is Part Of
VCU University Archives
Is Part Of
VCU Theses and Dissertations
Date of Submission
7-27-2020