Does Partisanship Affect Defense Commitments? A Survey Experiment on Polarization in U.S. Public Support for Allies

• In Event: Preferences and Priorities

Brief Overview

This study employs a survey experiment to test whether U.S. public support for defending allied countries is shaped by partisanship, using partisan cues that emphasize the strategic importance of allies and the costs of supporting them.

Authors

• Kai-Wen Tung, University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

• WanTing Lee, Arizona State University