Public Surveys

× Clear Filters
11 Articles

Xi’s Visit and a New Poll: The Geopolitical Contest for the Western Balkans

Failure by the EU and the US to present a cohesive, compelling vision risks further entrenching the influence of China and Russia.
Side by side photos of Nixon and Trump gesturing in front of helicopters.

Open Memo 2: The Impeachment Roadmap from 1974 to 2020

"An impeachment holds out the possibility that a Republican Senate acquittal of Trump in a trial superintended by Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (the most unpopular Senator in…
A clipart laptop and showing checkboxes with check marks on the screen.

Flaws in (Use of) Harris Poll on Brennan’s Security Clearance

In a late Tuesday night tweet, President Donald Trump seized on an online survey’s apparent shock finding that a majority of Americans think John Brennan’s security clearance…
Just Security

What Civilians Themselves Say about Targeting and their Participation in Conflict

“What I think is that there is no line at all … Civilians can turn into fighters at any time. Anybody can change from a fighter to a civilian, all in one day, all in one moment.”…
Just Security

New Poll: American Support for Drone Strikes Plummets When Innocent US Civilians Killed [Updated]

A 2009 US Air Force photo shows an armed MQ-9 Reaper drone taxiing in Kandahar, Afghanistan. US policymakers need to know the answer to a simple question about American attitudes…
Just Security

A Reply to Janina Dill: Common Ground

We firmly agree with Prof. Janina Dill that a broader societal understanding of civilian harm during wartime and how civilians view that harm is an important aspect of understanding…
Just Security

“Proportionate” Collateral Damage and Why We Should Care About What Civilians Think

In their recent blog post “Surveying Proportionality: Whither the Reasonable Military Commander?” Laurie Blank, Geoffrey S. Corn, and Eric Jensen level three criticisms against…
Just Security

Surveying Proportionality: Whither the Reasonable Commander?

At least two surveys gathering information about “public perceptions” of proportionality and collateral damage are making their way around the international arena by way of…
Just Security

What do Public Opinion Polls on President’s AUMF Proposal Really Say?

It is important to read beneath the headlines and initial interpretations of a new NBC News/Marist poll that surveys public opinion on President Obama’s proposal for a congressional…
Just Security

How Deep is U.S. Public Support for Airstrikes in Iraq?

A recent poll by the Pew Research Center/USA TODAY is being described by commentators as revealing a high level of US public support for airstrikes in Iraq. But how much comfort…
Just Security

Social Science Data on Public Reactions to Drone Strikes and Civilian Casualties

One of the hats I wear is that of a social scientist. I don’t often write at Just Security in that capacity, but recent empirical research — on public attitudes toward…
1-11 of 11 items

DON'T MISS A THING. Stay up to date with Just Security curated newsletters: