Presidential Debate 2012 Moderator Bob Schieffer Expectations for Final Debate; Foreign Policy Takes Focus in Swing State Florida

With the final debate on foreign policy, the attention will be on Bob Schieffer and how in-depth he'll question the Middle East and Northern Africa.

Following the moderation of Martha Raddatz for the vice presidential debate and Candy Crowley for the second presidential debate, CBS News' Face the Nation anchor Schieffer's approach to the debate is still in question.

Raddatz and Crowley both followed with follow-up questions during their debates and pundits are hoping Schieffer will do the same or if he'll handle it in the same manner as Jim Lehrer did for the first presidential debate.

Schieffer has moderated a presidential debate before, so this isn't a new field for him. The last presidential debate was the also the final presidential debate during the 2008 election season.

The Commission on Presidential Debates (CPD), the organizers for the debates, have chosen foreign policy to be the theme for the 90-minute debate. Schieffer was delegated and has confirmed the six foreign policy topics for the final debate:

- America's role in the world,

- Our longest war - Afghanistan and Pakistan,

- Red Lines: Israel and Iran,

- The Changing Middle East and the New Face of Terrorism I,

- The Changing Middle East and the New Face of Terrorism II,

- The Rise of China and Tomorrow's World.

As seen with the topics, most of the attention will be on the ongoing tension in the Arab World (the Middle East and Northern Africa).

One major highlight heading into the foreign policy debate will be Libya and the events that led to the death of US Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other Americans on Sept. 11 in the town of Benghazi.

Although the topic of Libya was brought up during the second presidential debate, it only led to more unresolved questions.

It is inevitable for the presidential candidates to be asked about the events in Libya, but the question is how in-depth will Schieffer ask about it.

Republicans are hoping the subject of Libya will clarify the declaration that the ambassador's death was terrorist attack and how long it took for the Obama administration to claim it as such.

The final presidential debate will be on Monday, Oct. 22 at 9 p.m. ET from Lynn University in the swing state of Florida.

According to the CPD, the format of the debate is as follows: "The moderator will open each segment with a question, after which each candidate will have two minutes to respond. The moderator will use the balance of the time in the segment for a discussion of the topic."

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