As President-elect Barack Obama prepares to enter office on Jan. 20, much of his focus has been directed toward the many national security and foreign policy issues that await him in the Oval Office. The list spans the globe, but has a heavy concentration in the volatile Middle East.

At this Dec. 16 New America event, held at the Core Club in New York City, foreign policy experts and New America Foundation Board members Fareed Zakaria and Anne-Marie Slaughter explored the ways in which they think the Obama administration will differ from the Bush presidency. Slaughter, dean of the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs at Princeton University, and Zakaria, editor of Newsweek International, offered their expertise on Iraq; Afghanistan; Iran; Pakistan and India; Israel and Palestine; Russia; China; and more. A robust discussion followed, focusing on what they thought Obama's policy priorities would be.

Video of this exclusive New America event is available at right.