As the results roll in…

As the results begin to be tallied in the states with the closest Senate races – think Missouri, Virginia, Tennessee, and New Jersey – make sure you are up to speed on where the candidates stand on the most pressing foreign policy issues, from nukes in North Korea to immigration, free trade, and the mess ...

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As the results begin to be tallied in the states with the closest Senate races - think Missouri, Virginia, Tennessee, and New Jersey - make sure you are up to speed on where the candidates stand on the most pressing foreign policy issues, from nukes in North Korea to immigration, free trade, and the mess in Iraq. FP has assembled a nice little primer for you.

As the results begin to be tallied in the states with the closest Senate races – think Missouri, Virginia, Tennessee, and New Jersey – make sure you are up to speed on where the candidates stand on the most pressing foreign policy issues, from nukes in North Korea to immigration, free trade, and the mess in Iraq. FP has assembled a nice little primer for you.

And whether the Democrats take the House, the Senate, or both, I really can’t say. But FP recently asked more than a dozen Washington insiders – pundits and politicians alike – to weigh in on what shifts we can expect in American foreign policy if the Dems take Capitol Hill. At least one commentator thinks it’ll mean we’ve seen the last of Don Rumsfeld as defense secretary. Check it out.  

Carolyn O'Hara is a senior editor at Foreign Policy.

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