Energy: The Rising Toll on Perceptions of America's Foreign Policy
30 Apr 2008 05:01 Africa/Lagos Energy : The Rising Toll on Perceptions of America's Foreign Policy NEW YORK, April 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Rising fears about the health of the U.S. economy are spilling over into the public's thinking about foreign policy issues, and their concerns about the nation's dependence on others to satisfy its energy needs are particularly pronounced. The Spring 2008 edition of the Confidence in U.S. Foreign Policy Index from Public Agenda and its partner Foreign Affairs reveals that six out of ten Americans (60 percent) say reducing energy dependence would strengthen our nation's security "a great deal," the highest percentage since the Index's inception and now the most highly rated of 12 basic strategies to improve national security explored in the survey. Analysis and data for questions asked in all six editions of the CFPI are available at: http://www.publicagenda.org/CFPI6 Whereas improving intelligence operation...