Public Agenda Confidence in U.S. Foreign Policy Index

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What is the Public Agenda Confidence in U.S. Foreign Policy Index?

To be issued regularly by Public Agenda, the Index is designed to explore the public's long-term judgments and beliefs about America's role in the world. Supported with funding from the Ford Foundation and produced as a joint project with Foreign Affairs, the index covers more than 25 different issues through more than 80 different survey questions.

"The Public Agenda Confidence in U.S. Foreign Policy Index was specifically designed as a nonpartisan means of capturing the public's longer-term concerns and judgments about the country's stance in the world," said Ruth A. Wooden, Public Agenda president. "We didn't ask people about the president or about Republicans versus Democrats, as so many polls routinely do. Instead we asked people to think about how the country is doing overall. And the message for the country's leadership suggests that the public considers these major issues and political leaders ignore them at their peril."

"This Index does something individual polls don't do -- it provides insight into the public mind on the larger issues of international affairs," said Foreign Affairs Editor James F. Hoge, Jr. "Foreign Affairs is proud to provide a launching pad for this critical research."