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The war of narratives between Trump and Clinton has revealed some deep ideological contrast and personal animosity between two very ambitious presidential candidates. Ironically, the Obama Doctrine remains a catalyst factor in shaping their political and philosophical differences and nuances of America’s future leadership. Clinton’s platform embodies status-quo politics with some possible hawkish amendments of the U.S. foreign policy; whereas Trump’s vision aspires to create radical change and turn the Obama Administration’s policies on their heads. This report analyses the two diverging frameworks of the U.S. foreign policy vis-à-vis six hot issues in the world: the ISIL dilemma, the Syrian crisis, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Iran’s nuclear ambitions, the geo-strategic alliance with the Gulf States, and the Islamic World. It also weighs on America’s hard choice between isolationism and interventionism starting January 20, 2017.