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)

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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)

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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)

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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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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)

Mali: Ready for Intervention - Mali’s north is poised to be bombarded by a coalition of international troops in efforts to help the country regain control of its northern half, which was seized by al-Qaeda-linked fighters. (Photo: AP Photo, File)

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Mali – Poised for Action - Western nations have had an eye on turmoil in Mali for some time now. While Obama hasn’t spoken on the issue directly, it is likely that both he and Romney will side with their fellow U.N. allies who may intervene in the country’s militant-led violence as early as next year. (Photo: AP Photo, File)

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Sub-Saharan Africa - As it stands, the U.S. has no allies in sub-Saharan Africa, but with the spread of militant groups, increases in oil wealth and dramatically increased U.S. military presence, that is bound to change soon. Obama has enjoyed amicable relationships with many African leaders while Romney’s stance on the continent’s specific issues is unclear. (Photo: REUTERS/B Mathur)

Syria – Facing Blame - Pressure is mounting to take action in Syria where violence has left thousands dead. President Obama says that the U.S. will continue to assist Syrians looking to overthrow the regime of Bashar Al-Assad, but will not intervene. Romney agrees that the U.S. military should stay out of the conflict but favors increased American diplomacy.   (Photo: AP Photo/ Sana)

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Syria – Facing Blame - Pressure is mounting to take action in Syria where violence has left thousands dead. President Obama says that the U.S. will continue to assist Syrians looking to overthrow the regime of Bashar Al-Assad, but will not intervene. Romney agrees that the U.S. military should stay out of the conflict but favors increased American diplomacy.   (Photo: AP Photo/ Sana)

Russia – Old School Threat? - Despite Obama’s slam on Romney for his mention of Russia as a serious geopolitical threat to the U.S., there is some truth to the fact that there is bad blood between our nations. However, while Obama is still trying to mend fences with Russia, Romney has vowed to take a more confrontational approach to relations.  (Photo: Ilia Yefimovich/Getty Images)

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Russia – Old School Threat? - Despite Obama’s slam on Romney for his mention of Russia as a serious geopolitical threat to the U.S., there is some truth to the fact that there is bad blood between our nations. However, while Obama is still trying to mend fences with Russia, Romney has vowed to take a more confrontational approach to relations.  (Photo: Ilia Yefimovich/Getty Images)

Iran – Stop the Nuke - Romney stated that, if elected, he plans to prevent Iran from producing nuclear weapons by tightening sanctions on the nation to cripple its economy. Obama says that his sanctions are already doing the trick and U.S. allies in the region are strong enough to effectively isolate Iran.(Photo: John Moore/Getty Images)

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Iran – Stop the Nuke - Romney stated that, if elected, he plans to prevent Iran from producing nuclear weapons by tightening sanctions on the nation to cripple its economy. Obama says that his sanctions are already doing the trick and U.S. allies in the region are strong enough to effectively isolate Iran.(Photo: John Moore/Getty Images)

BRICS Summit Lays Road to Progress - Leaders from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa, aka BRICS, five of the world’s emerging economic powers, met Thursday, March 29, in New Delhi for a one-day summit to discuss mutual trade interests, pressure Western nations for international monetary reforms and call for an end to the violence in Syria.The nations came together as a group to raise the international profile of their countries after being left out of previous global summits open only to Western superpowers, such as the G8, which represents the governments of eight of the world's largest economies, or Group of Eight.(Photo: Mohd Zakir/ Hindustan Times via Getty Images)

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BRICS Nations – Forgotten But Not Gone? - Although the only BRICS members mentioned this election season were China and Russia, the bloc of emerging economies (including Brazil, India and South Africa) will continue to be a force to contend with as the global balance of power and wealth continue to shift.(Photo: Mohd Zakir/ Hindustan Times via Getty Images)