What Is a Photo Op with an Autocrat Worth? Experimental Evidence on Presidents, Joint Photographs, and the Public’s Tendency Towards Security Dilemma Thinking

• In Event: Leadership, Framing, and Messaging

Brief Overview

Fielding two large-scale survey experiments, this paper evinces the power of joint photographs with autocrats to alleviate public fears that contribute to security dilemma thinking.

Author

• Max Plithides, University of California-Los Angeles