Subject: Presidential Foreign Policy toward Russia Nixon, Carter, Reagan, Bush Sr., Clinton and Bush Jr.
President Nixon idea of linkage with the Soviet Union was to show Russia the economic and social benefits of having a good relationship with the United States. The results were the signing of The Helsinki Agreement. The Helsinki Agreement committed the power to protect human rights of all citizens.
President Carter foreign policy goal was the protection of human rights. During the Carter administration the Soviet Union started to increase their influence in Somalia, Yemen, Ethiopia and Southern Africa, when Russia sent troops into Afghanistan with the intention of extending power into the Persian Gulf Carter Doctrine was promulgated to deter such a move. Carter Doctrine stated the United States would use military power if necessary. The Carter administration campaigned for SALT II that would place limitations on arms, but could not get it pass congress.......
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