Successful policies are forged in a public context, shaped by events, language, and results. The American Security Project will conduct an on-going examination of public attitudes to better understand the values and beliefs the public brings to any discussion of national security and America’s role in the world. The objective of this effort is not simply to understand what the public thinks about national security, but how it thinks about security issues and the context in which judgments and perceptions are formed.

Successful policies are forged in a public context. This comprehensive American Security Project survey reveals a sophisticated American public that understands the complexities of the myriad national security challenges and threats of the 21st century and the intracacies of national security policy.