How Would-Be Presidents Define a Foreign Policy

It may be too soon to ask candidates to speak at length about foreign policy, but it’s not too soon to get a sense of how they might approach it, how they might frame their questions, and to wonder how much serious thought (as opposed to manufactured position papers) they have given to the issue. Foreign policy, after all, leads Presidents to their most consequential decisions. What it reveals about their character sometimes comes too late, after the votes have already been cast.