Board #36 - Signals of Threat and Fairness: How Allies’ Defense Spending Increases American Support for Overseas U.S. Troop Presence

• In Event: 74-308 - Poster Session: Nuclear Strategy, Threat Perception and Security

Brief Overview

This study argues that increases in allies’ defense spending signal security threats and fair burden-sharing, boosting U.S. public support for troop presence abroad. Panel regressions and cases reveal perception-based drivers of alliance support.

Author

• Minwoo Choi, Yonsei University