NATO Ally Presence and Public Preferences for Defense Spending: Experimental Evidence from Lithuania

• In Event: Experiments on Peace, War, and Emergency

Brief Overview

Large preregistered survey experiment in Lithuania tests how U.S. drawdown and German brigade deployment signals shape public support for defence spending, tradeoffs, and willingness to defend. Offers micro-level evidence on burden sharing.

Authors

• Ringailė Kuokštytė, Vilnius University

• Vytautas Kuokstis, Vilnius University

• Denis Ivanov, Corvinus University of Budapest