Here's Where Democrats and Republicans Agree on Foreign Policy
Should America be the world's police?
How much should we intervene in other countries’ affairs, if ever?
How much power should the U.S. give to international institutions like the United Nations?
These are recurring questions that the American public revisits every few years. There is fierce debate on all sides of the political spectrum about how much influence and involvement the U.S. should have on the world stage.
With the United States consistently oscillating between isolationist and interventionist periods depending on the political climate, views about foreign policy tend to shift with the times. Even so, party divisions exist on this issue, as does common ground. Here are a few examples of data and stories to support that:
Russia and Ukraine:
85% of Democrats and 73% of Republicans say “working closely with U.S. allies across the world to respond to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is the right strategy for the United States,” Pew Research found. There is also bipartisan support for keeping strict economic sanctions on Russia (85% Republicans, 88% Democrats) and keeping the U.S. military in NATO countries near Ukraine (75% Republicans, 81% Democrats). There is bipartisan agreement that we should not take military action against Russia if it risks nuclear conflict (64% Republicans, 65% Democrats).
Across the politiical spectrum there was majority support for increasing economic sanctions against Russia, accepting Ukrainian Refugees, and sending arms, military supplies, and additional economic assistance to Ukraine, the Chicago Council on Global Affairs found.
They also found majority of Americans, including Republicans and Democrats, were opposed to sending U.S. troops to fight in Ukraine.
China and Taiwan:
See more examples of common ground on issues where you might not expect to find it:
Clare Ashcraft is the Bridging & Bias Assistant at AllSides. She has a Center bias.
This piece was reviewed by Managing Editor Henry A. Brechter (Center bias), News Research Assistant Ethan Horowitz(Lean Right Bias) and Daily News Editor Joseph D. Ratliff (Lean Left bias)
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