| ID | 111567 |
| Title Proper | Most sophisticated intervention we have seen |
| Other Title Information | the Carter administration and the Nicaraguan crisis, 1978-1979 |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Schmidli, William Michael |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | In May 1977, in a public forum, President Jimmy Carter laid out the foundations of a distinctive foreign policy programme for the United States. He offered a striking shift away from the Cold War realpolitik of previous American administrations. Human rights, he declared, would be a central component of United States foreign policy. The growing instability in Central America, especially in Nicaragua, during Carter's term of office provided a major test of his Administration's new programme. And its ultimate response to Nicaraguan instability thus provides key insight into the strengths and weaknesses of the thirty-ninth President's attempt to move beyond traditional, hard-line Cold War diplomacy. |
| `In' analytical Note | Diplomacy and Statecraft Vol. 23, No.1; Mar 2012: p.66-86 |
| Journal Source | Diplomacy and Statecraft Vol. 23, No.1; Mar 2012: p.66-86 |
| Key Words | Carter Administration ; Nicaraguan Crisis - 1978-1979 ; Jimmy Carter ; United States ; Foreign Policy ; Cold War Diplomacy ; Nicaraguan Crisis - 1978–1979 |