The World in Our Hands: The Election’s Key Foreign Policy Issues

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The World in Our Hands - Although Mitt Romney and President Obama seemed to agree on many points of foreign policy in their final debate, BET.com looks at the fine line between Obama and Romney’s foreign policy playbooks. —Naeesa Aziz (Photos from left: Win McNamee/Getty Images, Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images)
Israel – Maintaining an Alliance - While both candidates have vowed support for Israel, Obama’s relationship with the country has suffered over the past four years while Mitt Romney’s hardline stance on Iran, a regional threat to Israel, is making him more of a favorite among Israelis.(Photo: Gali Tibbon - Pool/Getty Images)
Libya – Reigning in Militias - The attack on the U.S. embassy in Benghazi has highlighted a critical issue facing Libya after the fall of Moammar Gadhafi — militias are out of control. Mitt Romney has yet to outline a specific vision for how he will handle the country, but he has criticized President Obama’s decisions. (Photo: Xinhua/Hamza Turkia/LANDOV)China – Currency Controllers - Romney has taken a bold position against China, calling the nation a currency manipulator and vowing to take a hardline approach in dealing with the nation. President Obama hasn’t backed down either, noting that his administration has put “unprecedented” trade pressure on China. (Photo: Ron Sachs-Pool/Getty Images)

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The World in Our Hands - Although Mitt Romney and President Obama seemed to agree on many points of foreign policy in their final debate, BET.com looks at the fine line between Obama and Romney’s foreign policy playbooks. —Naeesa Aziz (Photos from left: Win McNamee/Getty Images, Jessica Kourkounis/Getty Images)

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