In what ways was the success of Jimmy Carter's presidency impacted by foreign relations?

Jimmy Carter held office during the Cold War which was a period of sustained geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union. This tense foreign relation made him to change some US policies. Carter believed that US relations with foreign countries should be determined by how a country treated its citizens.

Upon taking office, he reoriented U. S. foreign policy towards a new emphasis on human rights, democratic values, nuclear non-proliferation, and global poverty.