Robert Rubin explains how the pressures of the "fiscal cliff" will present U.S. political leaders with a rare second chance to make critical fiscal reforms after the 2012 elections.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney released this statement regarding development in Syria on May 27, 2012.

In this policy brief from the Brookings Institute, Bruce Jones, Thomas Wright, and Jane Esberg propose ideas for the next president on America's role in the world.

President Obama gave this speech on energy in Newton, Iowa on May 24, 2012.

President Obama gave this speech on employment in Des Moines, Iowa on May 24, 2012.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney released this white paper on education, "A Chance For Every Child: Mitt Romney's Plan for Restoring the Promise of American Education", on May 23, 2012.

President Obama gave these remarks at the Air Force Academy commencement on May 23, 2012 in Colorado Springs, Colorado.

John Harwood of the New York Times compares the current presidential candidates' different ideas of government and how they reflect the divergent ideologies and core constituencies of the two parties.

James Mann of the American Prospect provides insight into presidential candidate Mitt Romney's foregin policy agenda and how he has yet to announce the direction he hopes to steer the country.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney published this op-ed regarding NATO in the Chicago Tribune on May 19, 2012.

Dozens of subtle position papers flow through Mitt Romney's policy shop, but they seem to have little influence on his hawkish-sounding and content-thin pronouncements, writes David E. Sanger for the New York Times.

In 64 BC, the great Roman lawyer and orator Marcus Tullius Cicero ran for consul. His younger brother, Quintus, wrote a detailed strategy memo laying out just what Marcus needed to do to win. It's the best guide to electioneering you'll ever read, presented here with a commentary by the legendary political consultant James Carville.

With the U.S.-India relationship in solid shape, India will be watching the U.S. presidential race for how the outcome will affect policies on China, Pakistan, and other issues crucial to Delhi.

Julia E. Sweig discusses U.S. senator Marco Rubio's foreign policy positions and their significance if he is chosen as Republican Mitt Romney's vice presidential running mate.

President Obama gave this speech on employment and Congress' 'To-Do' list on May 8, 2012 in Albany, New York.

Republican presidental candidate Mitt Romney gave these remarks on 'A New Course for America' on May 8, 2012 at Lansing Community College in Michigan.

Leslie H. Gelb says Mitt Romney's foreign policy strategy is an attempt to blend all Republican viewpoints.

President Obama gave this campaign speech on May 5, 2012 in Richmond, Virginia.

President Obama gave this speech, the first of his official 2012 campaign speeches, in Columbus, Ohio on May 5, 2012.

This Chatham House paper lays out the likely China policy of either a second-term Barack Obama administration or an incoming Mitt Romney administration, and the international implications of these two alternatives.