September 6, 2013 By Steven Kull (Originally published on CNN’s Global Public Square on September 5, 2013) President Barack Obama must pull off a difficult balancing act if he wishes to bring the American public around to supporting – or at least not opposing – military action against Syrian targets.Continue Reading

October 8, 2012 But Public Dissatisfied With Arab Government Response and Favors Decreased Aid to Egypt Full Report (PDF) Questionnaire with Findings (PDF) Majorities of Americans say that the attacks against American embassies in Egypt and Libya on September 11, 2012, were supported only by extremist minorities–not by majorities ofContinue Reading

August 30, 2012 Most Support Obama’s Plan for Withdrawal A majority of Americans do not think the war in Afghanistan has reduced the threat of terrorism. However, this does not lead Americans to want to withdraw immediately, nor to persist indefinitely in the effort. Majorities express comfort with President Obama’sContinue Reading

Majority of Americans Willing to Make Defense Cuts May 10, 2012   Full Report (PDF) Questionnaire with Findings (PDF) Video of the May 10th Event at the Stimson Center Video of June 3, 2012 discussion of survey on This Week in Defense News In a unique study, a representative sampleContinue Reading