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Nobel lecture & collective security
Jimmy Carter was the 39th [[President of the United States of America]] following [[Gerald Ford]] and preceding [[Ronald Reagan]]. He was a [[Democrat]] who served from 1977-1981, after being the Governor of Georgia. During his presidency he experienced many trying problems such as inflation, energy crisis and worst of all,the taking of American citizens as hostages by [[Iran]].
Jimmy Carter was the 39th [[President of the United States of America]] following [[Gerald Ford]] and preceding [[Ronald Reagan]]. He was a [[Democrat]] who served from 1977-1981, after being the Governor of Georgia. During his presidency he experienced many trying problems such as inflation, energy crisis and worst of all,the taking of American citizens as hostages by [[Iran]].
Despite the shortcomings of his presidency, Carter has been hailed by some as the finest ex-president of modern times. His continued work mediating international disputes, organizing election observations, and working to eliminate disease and hunger, were cited when he was awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize. Some critics, however, have been harshly critical of this sobriquet, deeming him instead America's worst ex-president.
Despite the shortcomings of his presidency, Carter has remained on of the most active ex-president's of modern times. His continued work mediating international disputes, organizing election observations, and working with organizations on disease and hunger, were cited when he was awarded the 2002 Nobel Peace Prize. In his Nobel lecture given upon reciept of the honor Carter showed his thinking now parallels his predessors moreso than when he supplanted collective security concerns with a human rights policy when he originally took office:
:Our president, Woodrow Wilson, was honored here for promoting the League of Nations, whose two basic concepts were profoundly important: "collective security" and "self-determination." Now they are embedded in international law. Violations of these premises during the last half-century have been tragic failures, as was vividly demonstrated when the Soviet Union attempted to conquer Afghanistan and when Iraq invaded Kuwait. <ref>[http://jimmycarterlibrary.org/documents/nobel.phtml Text of Carter's Nobel Lecture] Jimmy Carter Lirary and Museum, 2002.</ref>
This was peculiar in that up intil very recently Europeans have been reluctant to view conflicts outside of Europe as being a concern of [[NATO]].
==References==
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==References==
==Further reading==
* [http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=13265 Carter the worst ex-president -- Steven Hayward]
* [http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles/ReadArticle.asp?ID=13265 Carter the worst ex-president -- Steven Hayward]
* [http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2002/ Carter's citation for the Nobel Peace Prize]
* [http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/2002/ Carter's citation for the Nobel Peace Prize]