In Berlin, where John F. Kennedy, Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton all made famous speeches, the Democratic presidential hopeful will find himself stepping into perhaps another iconic moment.

Analysis: Iraqi leader's embrace of withdrawal timeline highlights Barack Obama's good fortune.

The White House expressed unhappiness Monday about Iraqi leaders' public backing for Barack Obama's troop withdrawal timetable. And it said that Baghdad may be trying to use the U.S. presidential election as leverage in talks about the future of American's military presence and obligations in the war.

Leading pundits from the countries the candidate will likely visit—and three more he should—offer suggestions for Obama, as well as a look at how he's perceived in their nations.

Iraq’s government welcomed Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Monday with word that it apparently shares his hope that U.S. combat forces could leave by 2010.

He's been called a naive idealist. But in terms of foreign policy, he's the true realist in the race.

Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama pledged steadfast aid to Afghanistan in talks Sunday with its Western-backed leader and vowed to pursue the war on terror "with vigor" if elected, an Afghan official said.

The focus of the presidential debate shifted to Afghanistan this week as both Barack Obama and John McCain called for more troops to be dispatched there. Are Democratic leaders convinced that they have popular support for a long nation-building commitment in Afghanistan?

Obama will make his international debut as a Democratic candidate in the coming days with a weeklong tour of the Middle East and Europe designed to deepen his foreign policy credentials.

A new U.S.-Iraqi agreement raising the possibility of a withdrawal timeline threatens to complicate the war policies of presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain.