IN December 1978, Jimmy Carter – who has died aged 100 – outlined his belief that American strategic decisions abroad should be shaped by an adherence to human rights. “Human rights is the soul of our ...

President Jimmy Carter, whose funeral is taking place today at the National Cathedral in Washington, pursued a foreign policy more attentive to human rights than his immediate predecessors.

Foreign Policy The president who couldn't quit: Jimmy Carter's foreign policy legacy goes beyond the White House As former president, Carter held talks with Hamas, North Korea and Arab states ...

Jimmy Carter’s presidency (1977–1981) had a significant impact on U.S. foreign policy, particularly in the area of human rights. His administration marked a break from the Cold War-era ...

Jimmy Carter’s presidency (1977–1981) had a significant impact on U.S. foreign policy, particularly in the area of human rights.

Jimmy Carter’s presidency (1977–1981) had a significant impact on U.S. foreign policy, particularly in the area of human rights. His administration marked a break from the Cold War-era ...

Considered a foreign policy novice by many when he entered the White House, Carter made the early decision to provide covert aid to Afghan insurgents months before the Soviet invasion.

By Masood Farivar President Ronald Reagan is often credited with defeating the Soviet Union, in part by helping Afghan rebels, but it was the administration of President Jimmy Carter that laid the ...

Early in his presidency, in May 1977, then-President Jimmy Carter gave a commencement speech at the University of Notre Dame that outlined a new approach to America’s role in the world: Carter ...