Top 10 foreign policy issues facing Obama

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Difficult situations remain for President Obama in Syria, Afghanistan, Iran and Israel. NBC's Richard Engel discusses what Obama needs to do to overcome these challenges in his second term.By Richard Engel, NBC NewsNews analysis

Updated at 5:41 a.m. ET on Nov. 7: Barack Obama faces no shortage of foreign challenges as he enters his second term as commander in chief.

While it is impossible to predict what may come, here’s a look at 10 issues likely to emerge as priorities for his administration:

1. Possible Afghan collapse/civil war

The Afghan government has been propped up by American and NATO troops and money but has failed in its basic functions of establishing national trust, security and unity.  Afghanistan could devolve into a civil war as U.S. troops draw down in 2014, with old rivalries re-emerging between the north and south/southeast.Watch the drama of election night quickly unfold in a three minutes montage of sights and sounds.

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