The outcome of November's US presidential election will have an impact on people far beyond America's shores. BBC News Online looks at the implications of a George Bush or John Kerry victory for countries around the world.

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Russia is likely to be one of the more delicate relationships the next president will have to deal with.

Russia has taken a severe blow with the school siege in Beslan and other terror attacks and is in no mood for talk of negotiations over Chechnya.

President Putin has made that plain.

Russia does not accept criticism of its handling of the Chechen troubles

The United States has to respect that while trying to keep Russia from withdrawing into a resentful and internally repressive isolation.

Mr Bush has worked out a modus vivendi with Mr Putin, and the two have shown some sympathy for each other in the face of terrorism.

Mr Bush has subjugated criticism of Russia to his need for support against international terrorism.

It is not known whether Mr Kerry would adopt different, perhaps softer, tactics in that war which might enable him to distance himself from Mr Putin if he wanted to.

But Russia's help is required - not just in the war on al-Qaeda but across a range of issues such as Iran and its nuclear programme. No US president would want to make an enemy of Vladimir Putin.