A new president, George W. Bush, has been elected. A new administration is now in charge of the US foreign policy. Some of the issues they face and some of the positions they have been taking are similar to those of the Clinton administration and other predecessors; some are different. As so often in the past, the foreign policy agenda is a combination of change and continuity. In this Special Update to American Foreign Policy: The Bush Administration and the Dynamics of Choice, Bruce Jentleson offers an initial perspective on foreign policy politics and foreign policy strategy in the Bush administration.