The "fiscal cliff" facing the country recieved no mention during the four debates between presidential and vice presidential contenders for the 2012 election.

An increasing awareness of foreign policy matters among American voters has come to the fore in the 2012 election season, according to Politico.

The recent violence in Libya will be a major factor in the foreign policy-oriented debate between presidential candidates Barack Obama and Mitt Romney.

Steven Weinberg, Garry Wills, and Jeffrey D. Sachs discuss difficulties and various aspects of the candidacies of President Obama and Mitt Romney in the 2012 Presidential election.

The imminent fiscal decision to be made between Election Day and Inauguration over the budget crisis could be a determining factor in the results of the coming election.

The 2012 Presidential election could boil down to one very important issue; coal, says Foreign Policy.

A recent Foreign Policy Initiative poll shows that voters find foreign policy a much more important issue than conventional wisdom would suggest.

The Israeli prime minister denies interfering in the US election, but his relationship with Barack Obama grows more antagonistic.

A coalition is fighting against the wind power industry that includes tea party followers, GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, and electrical utilities associated with President Barack Obama, and creating an intense and unpredictable lobbying fight.

President Barack Obama and Republic presidential nominee Mitt Romney will be facing off on several issues during this election; but perhaps the greatest attention will fall to the question of cleaning up the U.S. budget mess.

Mitt Romney's response to the recent anti-American protests are passed off as foolish, simple political rhetoric, writes David Horsey.

The outcome of the presidential election will have significant impact on U.S. foreign policy, particularly considering the debabte over the potential of war with Iran.

President Obama's foreign policy approach is called prudent by supporters, but viewed as timid by his critics.

The 2012 presidential campaign has provided a number of flash points, none so great as the recent furor over events in the Middle East.

The debate between Obama and Romney over recent attacks shares a remarkable similarity to those during the race between Carter and Reagan in 1980.

Will Inboden writes that the historic role of the Democratic Party of vocally opposing Republican policies only to later embrace those policies when they have been proven successful should at the least raise a skeptical eyebrow at the ongoing Democratic denunciations of Romney's foreign policy.

Joshua Foust highlights the apprehensiveness of both presidential candidates to address the ongoing war in Afghanistan and what it means for raising public or political pressure to find a lasting solution.

Gregory Bovt writes that Russia is a low priority on the list of foreign policy issues for both Democratic and Republican candidates and advises avoiding excessive anti-Russian or anti-U.S. rhetoric from both sides.

Hector Becerra of the Los Angeles Times identifies the importance of the use of Spanish by speakers at both the Republican and Democratic national conventions as both parties hope to connect with Latino voters.

Will Marshall writes in Foreign Policy that even though President Obama has been able to neutralize the Republican Party's traditional advantage on national security, with the upcoming presidential election, now is the time to return to the liberal principle of defense of freedom at home and abroad.