The Race for the White House 2012

Drone attacks have increased ten-fold under President Obama. In today's election perspective Dr Aggie Hirst discusses the use of unmanned attack aircraft in the Middle East.

The biggest challenge facing the US is the growing size of its public debt, says Professor Michael Ben-Gad.

The Middle East will be a major issue for whoever wins the election says Professor Rosemary Hollis in today's US election preview interview.

The third in our series on the race for the White House features Professor of Cultural Studies, Toby Miller, who argues that the American dream has long since become a nightmare.

In the second video in our series examining the key issues in the US Presidential election Professor of Journalism, Suzanne Franks, discusses the role gender plays in deciding the victor and warns that cyclone Sandy may overshadow everything else.