Obama's recent foreign policy has focused on asking for space to delay or stop history until after the 2012 elections. But Jackson Diehl points out that the problem with making space is that it tends to get filled by others.

Leslie H. Gelb discusses who might replace Hillary Clinton as the next U.S. secretary of state.

Sebastian Mallaby argues that, by focusing on a "Buffett rule," President Obama is squandering his chance to sell voters on meaningful tax reform.

Michael W. Hodin states, "Now that the World Health Organization has stepped up and declared both Alzheimer's and aging populations as defining challenges of our era, it is time for our presidential candidates to also get serious and honest about health policy fit for this century's demographics truths."

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum wrote this op-ed on Jerusalem published in the New York Daily News on April 9, 2012.

The winner of the 2012 U.S. presidential election will have to address shifting priorities and maintain the relevancy and impact of U.S. foreign aid as government assistance is dwarfed by other forms of capital flows and new donor countries emerge, says CFR's Isobel Coleman.

Robert J. Samuelson asks if energy independence is possible, and what it would look like politically.

As electoral politics replace statesmanship in the United States, global leaders are left guessing at what policies the next president will pursue, writes Noklas Gvosdev for World Politics Review.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney gave this speech on April 3, 2012 after winning the Wisconsin, Maryland, and Washington DC primaries.

Recent votes in the House show how difficult it will be to deal with our long-term deficit problem. Things are unlikely to get better anytime soon, writes James Kwak for the Atlantic.

David Brooks asks, "Can the Iraq and Afghanistan veterans, who were trained to be ruthlessly pragmatic, find a home in either political party? Can center-right moderates find a home in the GOP, even in coastal California?"

The New Yorker's Ken Auletta writes that while Marco Rubio is seen as the potential superman to carry the GOP in this election, his stance on immigration may not win over the Latino vote.

Jim Hoagland writes that President Obama should be careful in planning major policies for the second term. Barring surprises, he writes, recent history shows that if re-elected at all, presidents get caught up in resolving issues created in their first terms.

The winner of the 2012 U.S. presidential election must be prepared to deal with a potential reemerging crisis between India and Pakistan, engage with India over its relations with Iran and interests in Afghanistan, and face an upcoming leadership transition in the country, says CFR's Daniel Markey.

Read this letter written by President Obama's advisors to presidential candidate Mitt Romney, in response to Romney's foreign policy advisors' letter that "painted a distorted picture" of Obama's national security record.

Peter Orszag and Peter Diamond argue that, by forgoing revenue increases, Mitt Romney's plan for Social Security reform will have to rely on excessive benefit cuts to rein in long-term deficits.

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum wrote this op-ed published on Redstate.com on March 28, 2012.

Historical precedent shows that fears of Romney following a popularly dictated foreign policy are unjustified; as president, Romney would have leeway in fashioning popular opinion, especially on war policy, writes Robert W. Merry in The National Interest.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney published this op-ed regarding Obama's policy with Russia on March 27, 2012 on the Foreign Policy website.

The Supreme Court should skip the semantics of Obama's mandatory health care reform, argues Noah Feldman. Economically, health insurance is a classic example of market failure, he writes.