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Hope or glory? The presidential election, US foreign policy and Australia

What is at stake in a US presidential election in terms of American foreign policy? How might the temperament and world-views of the respective candidates be interpreted? In this paper Dr Michael Fullilove compares and contrasts the foreign policies of Barack Obama and John McCain in the 2008 presidential election race. Dr Fullilove considers the ‘fundamental differences’ in world-view that would shape Obama’s and McCain’s respective foreign policies and the implications for Australia’s relationship with the United States.