… One of the clearest ways to differentiate the foreign policy views of Democrats and Republicans is to identify which foreign policy goals they see as very important.
Democrats are more apt to see limiting climate change, combating world hunger, strengthening the United Nations, and defending human rights as “very important” foreign policy objectives by double-digit margins, while Republicans are more likely to see great importance in reducing illegal immigration, maintaining U.S. military power, and combating terrorism.
In most cases, these differences are ones of intensity and not opposing majorities. [cont. – PDF]
Gregory Holyk & Dina Smeltz, The Chicago Council on Global Affairs