On the anniversary of the killing of Osama bin Laden, analysts examine how the controversial raid in Pakistan by U.S. forces is playing out on the campaign trail.

In his 2008 presidential bid, current GOP frontrunner Mitt Romney, criticized then-Democratic candidate Barack Obama’s pledge to take on al-Qaeda even in Pakistan. Though Romney now says (WashPost) he would have made the same call as Obama on the May 2011 raid that led to bin Laden’s death, the Obama campaign is using Romney’s former comments in a controversial new ad that has the GOP is crying foul. Read more »

GOP presidential frontrunner Mitt Romney called on U.S. officials to protect Chinese dissident Chen Guangcheng who escaped house arrest and is believed to hiding at the U.S. embassy in Beijing. Read more »

This week we interviewed Jia Qingguo, a leading American studies scholar based in Beijing, who says, despite the campaign rhetoric against China on issues like trade, most Chinese leaders believe this is just politics and no matter who is elected in November, U.S. policy on China is unlikely to significantly change. Read more »

Former and current advisers to the presidential candidates are taking a critical look at the tax issues on the table as the debate ratchets up over who has the best prescription for ballooning debt and deficits. Read more »

Republican candidate Mitt Romney’s campaign adviser Richard Williamson warned (FP) that developments in North Korea, continued unrest in Syria and Iran’s nuclear ambitions, could signal an unraveling of President Obama’s foreign policy, likening it to the troubled last months of the Carter administration. Read more »

After a day of oral arguments on Arizona’s controversial immigration law in the U.S. Supreme Court,  some analysts are speculating (CSMonitor) President Barack Obama is headed for a potential election-year defeat. Read more »

Vice President Joe Biden is expected defend President Barack Obama’s national security and international affairs record and criticize GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney’s foreign policy (AP), linking it to the policies of former President George W. Bush. Read more »

With much of the 2012 campaign about the U.S. economic recovery, some conservative analysts are finding plenty of fault with President Barack Obama’s economic record.

Ben LaBolt, a spokesman for the Obama campaign, said recently that GOP frontrunner Mitt Romney’s economic plans (Politico) are too much like those of former President George W. Bush and will cancel out the progress of the last three years. Read more »

Mitt Romney may have solidified his status as the GOP’s presumptive nominee Tuesday night, winning five big state primaries, and relaunching his campaign for what is expected to be a tough fight against President Barack Obama, especially on the economy. Read more »

Addressing Afghanistan continues to be a conundrum for GOP presidential contender Mitt Romney as the Obama administration attempts to outline the U.S. commitment there long-term. Read more »