The second half of 2012 saw the re-election of Barack Obama as President of the United States, defeating Willard Mitt Romney. This was the last chance for the Republican Party to undo national healthcare in the US, a major social reform. In addition, Mexico elected Enrique Peña Nieto of the PRI as its president. Egypts president, Mohammed Morsi, lost his job in a military coup, and Syrian rebels continued their efforts at ending the Baathist regime in Damascus.

Jeff Myhre founded the Kensington Review in the autumn of 2002. He attended the University of Colorado where he double majored in history and international affairs. He earned his PhD at the London School of Economics in international relations. He is a member of both the Foreign Policy Association and the World Policy Institute.