Most voters think it is important to continue investigating whether the Trump campaign coordinated with Russia — but more believe President Trump will fire Special Counsel Robert Mueller before he’s done. About two-thirds, 67 percent in the latest Fox News poll, say it is at least somewhat important the investigation […] Read more »
Half of Americans Approve of Strikes on Syria
Americans are sharply divided over the recent U.S. military airstrikes in Syria, with half approving, 43% disapproving and 7% having no opinion. Public support for the latest airstrikes essentially matches responses to similar actions against Syria a year ago and several other U.S. military interventions, historically. CONT. RJ Reinhart, Gallup Read more »
Majorities back Trump summits, tougher sanctions on Russia
A bipartisan majority of Americans in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll supports tougher sanctions on Russia in response to its alleged international misbehavior. Yet for half, a chitchat at the White House couldn’t hurt, either. CONT. Allison DeJong & Gary Langer, ABC News Read more »
Americans feel a moral obligation to help humanitarian victims (like those in Syria) with military force
… To see whether and why Americans support humanitarian interventions, we conducted three survey experiments between 2014 and 2015. … We wanted to see whether Americans were more likely to support military action for humanitarian reasons or military action to defend a foreign country against invaders. CONT. Sarah Kreps (Cornell) & […] Read more »
A Jacksonian Moment in U.S. Foreign Policy: Will it Last?
… “Jacksonian” is the term Walter Russell Mead coined in his 2002 book Special Providence to reflect a foreign policy tradition that was inward looking, shunned international engagement, but prepared to aggressively defend US national security if the country was threatened. … The Chicago Council, where I’m a nonresident fellow, […] Read more »
CNN Poll: Nearly two-thirds approve of Trump’s plan to meet North Korean leader
With the White House and North Korea’s tentative agreement for President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-Un to meet, Americans’ concerns about the threat from North Korea have abated and Trump’s approval ratings for handling the situation there have risen, according to a new CNN poll conducted by […] Read more »