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Assesses US President Clinton's record on foreign policy; balances successes and failures and declares his legacy ambiguous. Summaries in English p. 464 and Spanish p. 478.

Discusses President Clinton's preoccupation with public policy, political passion, verbal facility, communication difficulties, charm, dynamism, lack of self-discipline, insensitivity to organization, and resilience and capacity to take correction; US.

Argues that the key problem for the Clinton administration in devising a successful peacemaking strategy during Netanyahu's government is that for domestic political reasons, and due to personal conviction, Clinton does not want to impose an American plan on the Israelis; since 1995, chiefly. Summary in English p. 229.

United States. Contents: A mediocre record, by William G. Hyland; A late recovery, by Richard H. Ullman.

Outlook for the Clinton administration and the US role in international relations; 6 articles with comments. Topics include foreign relations, diplomacy and strategy, economics, politics, social problems, and ideology.

US President Bill Clinton discusses federalism & its application to the problems of today & tomorrow. He recounts some of the efforts of his administration to revitalize federalism. This was accomplished by attempting to reduce the size & scope of the federal government (an imperative made all the more urgent by unsustainable budget deficits). However, encouraging states & localities to take up more of the burden of governing does not absolve the federal government of all responsibility. Indeed, the elimination of so-called "unfunded mandates" was a move that in many ways increased federal responsibility. Similarly, reforms in crime prevention (putting 100,000 more police officers on the streets) & education (increasing the numbers of teachers but reducing the number of federal restrictions & regulations on schools) demonstrate how a cooperative federalism can be successful in today's complex world. As for other parts of the world, federalism provides an alternative to simple statehood for the world's dizzying array of ethnic, linguistic, & religious groups. Autonomy & statehood may be the only answer in some areas (like East Timor), but a workable federation, one that recognizes & protects the rights of minorities, is probably the answer in many more. K. W. Larsen

Likely foreign policy orientations of President Clinton's administration.

Identifies factors that helped boost President Clinton's popularity in the midst of a scandal, including the strong economy, his popular positions on public issues, his personal charisma, public dislike of his enemies and skepticism of their motives, and the view that Clinton's affair with Lewinsky was a private matter.