Foreign Policy

President-elect Donald Trump waits to step out onto the portico at the West Front of the U.S. Capitol for his inauguration. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption

President Obama will leave the White House later this month. Colin Marshall/NPR hide caption

Donald Trump spoke at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee Conference in March when he was a candidate for the GOP presidential nomination. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images hide caption

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a recent meeting of Russia's Cabinet in the Kremlin. Security experts say Russia is behind the DNC hack. AP hide caption

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton delivered a national security speech in San Diego that harshly criticized Republican candidate Donald Trump's foreign policy positions. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

Donald Trump, the front-runner for the Republican presidential nomination, gave an outline of his worldview and foreign policy goals in an address in Washington Wednesday. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption

President Obama speaks during a news conference at the Nuclear Security Summit on Friday in Washington. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton spoke about counterterrorism strategy during an address at Stanford University on Wednesday. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images hide caption

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., speaks during a CNN town hall at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa, on Monday. Patrick Semansky/AP hide caption

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has surged in the polls since last month's GOP debate. Morry Gash/AP hide caption

Republican presidential candidate John Kasich's campaign is running an online ad and sent out a fundraising plea in response to the Paris attacks. Kasich is shown here at a town hall campaign event. Robert F. Bukaty/AP hide caption

People remove household goods from the rubble as a house burns on Sunday in Sinjar, Iraq. Kurdish forces, with the aid of months of U.S.-led coalition airstrikes, liberated the town from ISIS. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption

Hillary Clinton had to defend her views on foreign policy and President Obama's during Saturday's Democratic presidential debate, following the Paris attacks. Charlie Neibergall/AP hide caption

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker speaks at a news conference Monday in Madison, Wis., where he announced that he is suspending his Republican presidential campaign. Morry Gash/AP hide caption