Carter Foreign Policy - Human Rights

What did Carter explain early in his presidency?

- His foreign policy would support human rights.

What did Carter believe?

- He had to hold America's allies to the same standards demanded of it's enemies.

What did he criticise the Soviet Union?

- Brezchnev ignored human rights apart of the 1975.

Who else did he criticise?

- The E. European govs & South Korea.=

Where was military and economic aid suspended?

- Chile, El Salvador, Nicaragua & Uganda

Why was he accused of hypocrisy?

- Not pushing harder for human rights in the USSR & China.

Give two examples of how different countries reacted?

- Brezchnew threatened to end arms control over the issue.

- Deng refused to discuss it.

What did Carter fail to do?

- Halt military aid to the Shah whose human rights was condemned.

What two groups criticised Carter, and what did they say?

- Suggested Carter's failure to understand the nature of diplomatic relations was damaging US allies.

- Peace lobby

- Conservative Republicans like Jeanne Kirkpatrick & Ronald Reagan

To what extent does this show caution and ruin?

- Can be seen as condescending + harms relations with the USSR.