From Keith Porter,
Your Guide to US Foreign Policy.
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No one really uses the term "leader of the free world" any more except in an ironic sense. But still, the election of a new president of the United States has huge implications for people all over the planet. The president is both the commander-in-chief of the U.S. military and the driving force behind U.S. foreign policy.

The 2006 mid-term elections were animated by foreign policy issues, and the 2008 elections might be as well. As the campaign proceeds we learn more and more about the foreign policy positions of the leading candidates:

Republicans

• Senator John McCain (R-AZ)
• Governor Mitt Romney (R-MA)
• former Senator Fred Thompson (R-TN)
• former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (R-GA)
• former Governor Mike Huckabee (R-AR)
• former Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R-NY)
• Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX)

Democrats

• Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY)
• Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT)
• former Senator John Edwards (D-NC)
• Senator Joe Biden (D-DE)
• Senator Barack Obama(D-IL)
• Governor Bill Richardson (D-NM)
• former Senator Mike Gravel (D-AK)
• Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH)

More Information

• A Photo Gallery of 2008 Presidential Hopefuls
• Candidate positions on Iraq, Iran, and nuclear weapons, from the Friends Committee on National Legislation
• Candidate positions on defense spending, nuclear arsenals, and space-based weapons, from Caucus for Priorities
• "Surrogate" Debate Summary and Video, from Center for U.S. Global Engagement
• Compare Candidates '08, from Citizens for Global Solutions, allows users to compare candidate positions on critical foreign policy issues
• Candidates Views by Region and Issues, from the Council on Foreign Relations
• Election 2008 Guide, from the Foreign Policy Association
• Candidate Profiles, from the About Guide to U.S. Politics
• Republican Candidate Profiles, from the About Guide to Civil Liberties
• Candidate Profiles, from the About Guide to Terrorism Issues
• United State 2008 Presidential Elections, from Wikipedia
• Latest on 2008 Elections, from Real Clear Politics
• National Security and Foreign Policy Advisers for Leading Candidates, from the Washington Post
• A wiki tracking the national security and foreign policy advisers for leading candidates.