The Most Popular Foreign Policy Issues of 2019

Military Spending

Should the government increase or decrease military spending?

65 Yes

35 No

1,765,386 votes

Iran

Should the U.S. go to war with Iran?

14 Yes

86 No

81,294 votes

Foreign Elections

Should the government attempt to influence foreign elections?

18 Yes

82 No

29,913 votes

Mandatory Military Service

Should every 18 year old citizen be required to provide at least one year of military service?

22 Yes

78 No

3,973,941 votes

Israel Boycott

Should it be illegal to join a boycott of Israel?

13 Yes

87 No

15,663 votes

NATO

Should the U.S. remain in NATO?

80 Yes

20 No

64,979 votes

United Nations

Should the U.S. remain in the United Nations?

85 Yes

15 No

13,279,422 votes

Torture

Should the military be allowed to use enhanced interrogation techniques, such as waterboarding, to gain information from suspected terrorists?

60 Yes

40 No

2,242,822 votes

Syrian Refugees

Should the U.S. accept refugees from Syria?

54 Yes

46 No

15,029,646 votes

Israel

Should the U.S. continue to support Israel?

63 Yes

37 No

9,595,060 votes

North Korea Military Strikes

Should the U.S. conduct military strikes against North Korea in order to destroy their long-range missile and nuclear weapons capabilities?

26 Yes

74 No

1,633,131 votes

Yemen

Should the U.S. provide military aid to Saudi Arabia during its conflict with Yemen?

15 Yes

85 No

134,114 votes

Terrorism

Should foreign terrorism suspects be given constitutional rights?

24 Yes

76 No

24,477,846 votes

Foreign Aid

Should the US increase or decrease foreign aid spending?

17 Yes

83 No

1,511,366 votes

Afghanistan

Should the United States pull all military troops out of Afghanistan?

60 Yes

40 No

5,877 votes

ISIS Ground Troops

Should the U.S. send ground troops into Syria to fight ISIS?

44 Yes

56 No

1,938,647 votes

Ukraine

Should the U.S. provide military assistance to defend Ukraine from Russia?

34 Yes

66 No

137,195 votes

Cuba

Do you support President Obama’s move to lift the trade and travel embargo on Cuba?

74 Yes

26 No

3,740,398 votes

Drones

Should the military fly drones over foreign countries to gain intelligence and kill suspected terrorists?

69 Yes

31 No

9,221,451 votes

NATO

Should the U.S. defend other NATO countries that maintain low military defense budgets relative to their GDP?

54 Yes

46 No

190,639 votes

War on ISIS

Should the U.S. formally declare war on ISIS?

51 Yes

49 No

9,051,364 votes

NSA Surveillance

Should the U.S. continue NSA surveillance of its allies?

52 Yes

48 No

5,421,857 votes

India Arms

Should the U.S. sell military weapons to India in order to counter Chinese and Russian influence?

38 Yes

62 No

11,456 votes

Jerusalem

Should Jerusalem be recognized as the capital of Israel?

63 Yes

37 No

26,611 votes

Russian Airstrikes in Syria

Should the U.S. prevent Russia from conducting airstrikes in Syria?

16 Yes

84 No

1,978,398 votes

F-35

Should the government cancel production of the F-35 fighter?

36 Yes

64 No

40,351 votes