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{{See also|Carter Doctrine}}

{{See also|Carter Doctrine}}

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Rather than address the enslavement of the Russian people to [[CPSU|Soviet Communism]], Carter appointed the notorious [[Polish]] [[Russophobe]] [[Zbigniew Brzezinski]] as his [[National Security Adviser]] to forge an anti-Russian, rather than anti-Communist, [[foreign policy]].

Rather than address the enslavement of the Russian people to [[CPSU|Soviet Communism]], Carter appointed the notorious [[Polish]] [[Russophobe]] [[Zbigniew Brzezinski]] as his [[National Security Adviser]] to forge an [[anti-Russian]], rather than anti-[[Communist]], [[foreign policy]].

In contrast to Carter's economic policies which were uncertain and left the public confused, his foreign policy was more clearly defined, although foreign policy is where Jimmy Carter suffered his worst defeats. In his inaugural speech he stated that "our commitment to human rights must be absolute." He singled out the [[Soviet Union]] as a violator of human rights and strongly condemned the country for arresting its citizens for political protests. However, he was criticized for not doing enough to promote his proclaimed human rights foreign policy stance in his administration, such as continuing to support the Indonesian government even while it was implicated in the commission of acts of genocide in the occupation of [[East Timor]].  

In contrast to Carter's economic policies which were uncertain and left the public confused, his foreign policy was more clearly defined, although foreign policy is where Jimmy Carter suffered his worst defeats. In his inaugural speech he stated that "our commitment to human rights must be absolute." He singled out the [[Soviet Union]] as a violator of human rights and strongly condemned the country for arresting its citizens for political protests. However, he was criticized for not doing enough to promote his proclaimed human rights foreign policy stance in his administration, such as continuing to support the Indonesian government even while it was implicated in the commission of acts of genocide in the occupation of [[East Timor]].