_Worlds Apart_: U.S. Foreign Policy and American Public OpinionHere in
the United States, the relationship between citizen and government is
elemental. Presiding thoughts and preferences are not simply sourced
within the Beltway. To the contrary, American public opinion is often
reflected in the views supported by policymakers and elected
officials. However, within the realm of foreign policy, the voice of
the people is often left unheeded.
Mark Hannah, a research fellow at the Eurasia Group Foundation,
recently published a revealing study
[http://egfound.org/stories/independent-america/worlds-apart] that
suggests most Americans favor a more restrained approach to foreign
policy than Beltway elites have pursued. According to his survey data,
this preference crosses party lines and generational cohorts.
Importantly, respondents favor engagement with the rest of the world,
including free trade and enhanced diplomacy. They do not believe that
peace and prosperity are best served by armed intervention abroad.
Why, then, have elected officials and foreign policymakers proved less
sensitive and responsive to their constituents?
On behalf of the Charles Koch Institute, we invite you to attend a
lunch discussion with the study’s author, MARK HANNAH, and TREVOR
THRALL, associate professor of international security in the Schar
School of POLICY AND GOVERNMENT AT GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY. Their
remarks will examine the intersection of FOREIGN POLICY, PUBLIC
OPINION, and the widening gap between the interests and concerns of
elites and the PUBLIC. RACHEL BOVARD, Senior Director for Policy at
the Conservative Partnership Institute, will moderate the
conversation.
food
party
education
183
Views
25/04/2019 Last update