Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich gave this speech on Super Tuesday, March 6, 2012, in Georgia, after his primary win in that state. This transcript was provided by the Washington Post.

Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum gave these remarks in Ohio on March 6, 2012, Super Tuesday.This transcript was provided by the Washington Post.

Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney gave these remarks on March 6, 2012 in Boston, Massachusetts following his Super Tuesday primary race victories in several states.

The race for Republican nomination has created a culture war that has bled into foreign policy, writes the Economist's Democracy in America blog.

Republican presidential candidate and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney outlines his strategy toward Iran in this Washington Post piece.

Daniel Senor argues that even Democrats have publicly questioned the Obama adminstration's statements and policies toward Israel.

Elliott Abrams assesses President Obama's speech to the AIPAC Policy Conference.

At Foreign Policy, Jeremy Rosner and Stanley Greenberg argue that Americans believe in President Barack Obama's foreign policy competence, and that Republican candidates' attacks on his national security record will likely have limited resonance.

Karl Rove and Ed Gillespie outline how to talk about Obama's foreign policy vulnerabilities for a Republican electoral strategy.

At Foreign Policy, Jack C. Chow describes why, if elected, Rick Santorum would be great news for the AIDS fight in Africa.

North Korea may be on the verge of a "transformative moment," which will require the time, attention, and resources of the winner of the U.S. presidential election, says CFR's Scott Snyder.

Julia E. Sweig analyzes Rick Santorum's candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination, once regarded as a marginal long-shot and which has surprisingly caught fire among Republican primary voters, and why Santorum is now running neck and neck with establishment-candidate Mitt Romney.

Mitt Romney gave this speech after winning the Michigan primary on February 28, 2012. The transcript was provided by the Washington Post.

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Rick Santorum gave this speech on February 28, 2012 after the Michigan primary election.This transcript was provided by the Washington Post.

In this Wall Street Journal opinion piece, Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum argues that the United States needs bold tax reform, and says that Mitt Romney only wants to tinker at the margins.

The Brookings Institution and Public Sector Consulting report that Michigan should take advantage of its second-strongest post-recession recovery by strengthening links between innovation and manufacturing, making targeted investments within urban areas, and supporting highly trained workers and regional systems.

President Obama gave these remarks at the National Governors' Association meeting on February 27, 2012.

President Obama's framework on tax reform may not materialize into a bill, but it can create substantial debate before the elections, writes Alexis Simendinger at RealClearPolitics.

Ed Husain says the Arizona GOP debate exposed both the paucity and cynical self-interest of the Republican candidates' Middle East policy.

The winner of the U.S. presidential election will face at least three sets of climate challenges including reducing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, facing international pressure, and developing climate-friendly technology, says CFR's Michael Levi.