Americans on U.S. Role  in the Ukraine-Russia War

Kull, Steven; Fehsenfeld, Evan; Lewitus, Evan "Charles"; Thomas, JP; Bunn, Davis; Sapp, Bethany

Americans on U.S. Role in the Ukraine-Russia War

dc.contributor.author	Kull, Steven
dc.contributor.author	Fehsenfeld, Evan
dc.contributor.author	Lewitus, Evan "Charles"
dc.contributor.author	Thomas, JP
dc.contributor.author	Bunn, Davis
dc.contributor.author	Sapp, Bethany
dc.date.accessioned	2023-07-27T17:38:28Z
dc.date.available	2023-07-27T17:38:28Z
dc.date.issued	2023-07
dc.description	Voice Of the People (VOP) is a nonpartisan organization working to re-anchor our democracy in its founding principles by giving ‘We the People’ a greater and more effective voice in government. VOP champions innovative methods and technology – notably online public consultations – that enable the American people to play a role in the policymaking process and provide policymakers with a more accurate understanding of the views of their constituents. The Program for Public Conultation conducts policymaking simulations, which are an online process that puts citizens in the shoes of elected officials by simulating the process they go through in making policy decisions. Each simulation introduces a broader policy topic and then presents a series of modules that address a specific policy option that is currently under consideration in the current discourse. For each module, respondents: 1) receive a short briefing on a policy issue and the option or options for addressing it; 2) evaluate arguments for and against the policy options; and 3) finally, make their recommendation for what their elected officials should do.
dc.description.abstract	In March of 2022, Russia launched a full invasion of Ukraine. The United Nations, including the US, quickly declared this invasion to be an act of aggression that violates Ukraine’s national sovereignty as guaranteed by the UN Charter. The invasion triggered a series of debates over the US’ role in this conflict: ● the degree of US intervention, if any; ● how to weigh any benefits of intervention against the risk of Russia escalating to nuclear attacks; ● whether to press Ukraine to enter peace negotiations, and if so, under what conditions. A bipartisan majority of seven-in-ten voters favor the US continuing to provide significant military aid to Ukraine to help in their ongoing war with Russia, according to an in-depth study by the Program for Public Consultation together with the Center for International and Security Studies at the University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy. Continuing to provide military aid to Ukraine, including military equipment, ammunition, training and intelligence, was favored by 69%, including 55% of Republicans, 87% of Democrats and 58% of independents. The sample was large enough to enable analysis of attitudes in very Republican and very Democratic districts based on Cook PVI ratings. In both very red and very blue congressional districts, equally large majorities (71%) favored continuing military aid.
dc.description.sponsorship	Program for Public Consultation, Center for International and Security Studies
dc.identifier	https://doi.org/10.13016/dspace/sczr-tlqc
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1903/30407
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.relation.isAvailableAt	Program for Public Consultation (PPC)
dc.relation.isAvailableAt	Digital Repository at the University of Maryland
dc.relation.isAvailableAt	University of Maryland (College Park, Md)
dc.subject	Ukraine
dc.subject	Russia
dc.subject	Ukraine-Russia war
dc.subject	negotiate
dc.subject	military aid
dc.subject	humanitarian aid
dc.subject	Fighter planes
dc.title	Americans on U.S. Role in the Ukraine-Russia War
dc.title.alternative	Large Bipartisan Majority Approves US Military Aid to Ukraine
dc.type	Article
local.equitableAccessSubmission	Yes