Foreign Policy

Joe Biden (D)

• Recommit to alliances with China
• Encourage trade with foreign nations for economic stimulus
• Use military power sparingly and only when necessary on the world stage
• Strengthen alliance with NATO
• Withdraw combat troops from Afghanistan
• Supports a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine

Michael Bloomberg (D)

• Believes he can restore global respect to the White House

Pete Buttigieg (D)

• Restore American credibility on the world stage, and establish a new and higher standard for the deployment of U.S. military force
• Pull troops out of Afghanistan within the first year of his presidency
• Limit foreign military intervention to 3 years that needs to be renewed
• Supports the Iran nuclear deal
• Keep the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem

Tulsi Gabbard (D)

• U.S. should focus on fighting terrorism instead of intervening in other countries' affairs
• Supports the Iran nuclear deal
• Has called for sanctions on North Korea
• End U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen
• Against U.S.'s growing involvement in Venezuela
• Bring troops overseas back home
• End the war in Afghanistan and brings troops home within her first year

Amy Klobuchar (D)

• Rebuild relationships with allies
• Opposed withdrawing troops from Syria earlier this year
• Supports restricting North Korea's nuclear weapons program
• Supports the Iran nuclear deal
• Restore freedom to travel to and trade with Cuba
• End U.S. support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen
• Focus on humanitarianism in Yemen, combatting Iran, and destabilizing Syria
• Pull troops out of Afghanistan by the end of her first term
• Keep the U.S. embassy in Jerusalem

Bernie Sanders (D)

• Implement a foreign policy which focuses on democracy, human rights, economic fairness, diplomacy and peace
• Responsibly end interventions and troop presence in Afghanistan, Syria, and Iraq
• Believes the U.S. shouldn't be the "policeman of the world"
• Supports the Iran nuclear deal
• End U.S. support for the Saudi-led intervention in Yemen
• Supports the US-Israel partnership
• Rebuild trust with the United Nations

Tom Steyer (D)

• Avoid foreign interference in elections
• Has criticized Trump for “turning allies into enemies”

Donald Trump (R)

• Reject idea of globalism, embrace patriotism and implement protectionist trade policies
• Offer aid only to allied countries
• Vowed to withdraw American troops from Afghanistan and end the war
• Views Iran as a terrorist regime and pulled the U.S. out of the Iran nuclear deal
• Sought a diplomatic approach in attempting to address North Korea's nuclear ambitions
• Has spoken out against military intervention
• Authorized military strikes against Syria in 2017

Joe Walsh (R)

• Holds strong pro-Israel views; opposes "two-state solution" with Palestine
• Criticized Trump for not holding Russia accountable for interfering in the 2016 U.S. election
• Believes in setting preconditions for negotiations with foreign leaders such as Kim Jong-Un and Iranian leadership

Elizabeth Warren (D)

• Focus on the well being of Americans
• Calls for the immediate withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan, Syria, and Iraq
• Never be the country to use nuclear weapons first
• Opposed to US support for the Saudi-led war in Yemen
• Believes the U.S. shouldn't be the "policeman of the world"
• Supports a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine
• Supports the Iran nuclear deal

Bill Weld (R)

• Opposes countries being allowed to develop nuclear without proper oversight
• Has been critical of the Iraq War and other invasions
• Called for the U.S. to form closer ties with Canada and Mexico
• Supports the Iran nuclear deal