ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. On foreign policy, Bill Clinton was in the crosshairs of history, and his judgment on his Russia policy would be the most important of them all. Some downplayed the importance of Russia in the post-Cold War world, that Russia was "demoted" in December 1991 "to the status of mere nation-state", and "no longer in the running" after the Cold War. The book provides the "setting" for the highly enriched uranium (HEU) policy decisions undertaken by the Clinton government. It presents an understanding of the US decision, and sets the stage for a deeper explanation. Examining the rationale behind these decisions, as well as the broader implications of the arrangement, contributes to the study of US foreign policy under Clinton. Post-Cold War US-Russian agreements concerning strategic material provide a lucid example of an increasingly complex field of foreign policy inquiry.
