Event Summary

The election showed that the public supported President Obama's vision. Does this signify a lasting shift in how Americans view progressive and conservative security platforms? Have progressives finally shaken the Vietnam-era stigma of being weak on national security? How can advocates help pivot from a successful election to the adoption and implementation of more progressive security policies?

U.S. In the World will present their recent research on how Americans think about National Security, and discuss how participants can apply the findings to their own work.

This event will take place in person in Washington D.C., but web conferencing will also be available for participants in other locations.

Event Description

You can access some of the resources that will be used in this presentation here:

• "Tug of War - Conflicting Views of Security: A Meta-analysis of Public Opinion Research." Produced by the Topos Partnership for National Security Network and U.S. in the World Initiative (Spring 2008)
• "Facets of American Leadership: A Meta-Analysis of Public Opinion." Commissioned by the Stanley Foundation, Author: Meg Bostrom (Fall 2007)
• Memo: Winning on National Security: Results of New Public Opinion Research, prepared for the Third Way National Security Program, Authors: Matt Bennett, Jeremy Rosner (Greenberg, Quinlan, Rosner), and Sean Barney (September 2008)
• "Trust on Issues." The Rasmussen Report. (February 11, 2009)

From February through September, USITW will be conducting a series of briefings on public opinion and messaging. The sessions - from 10 a.m. through 12 p.m. on the third Thursday of each month - will consist of a 45-minute overview of the topic, followed by discussion on applying the information to participants' own work.

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