Josh Shapiro’s Policies on Foreign Policy Issues

Foreign Policy › Mandatory Military Service

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

Josh Shapiro voterbaseNo, service should be a choice instead of an obligation

Foreign Policy › Iran

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

Josh Shapiro voterbaseNo, the U.S. should encourage Iran to disarm through diplomatic channels

Foreign Policy › NATO

Should the U.S. remain in NATO?

Josh Shapiro voterbaseYes

Foreign Policy › Israel

Should the U.S. continue to support Israel?

Josh Shapiro voterbaseYes

Foreign Policy › Afghanistan

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

Party’s support baseYes

Foreign Policy › Israeli Palestinian Conflict

Which side of the Israeli Palestinian conflict do you sympathize with more?

Josh Shapiro voterbaseIsrael

Foreign Policy › Ukraine

Should the U.S. and NATO use military forces to defend Ukraine from a Russian invasion?

Party’s support baseYes

Foreign Policy › Ukrainian Defense Funding

Should the United States provide military supplies and funding to Ukraine?

Josh Shapiro voterbaseYes

Foreign Policy › United Nations

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

Josh Shapiro voterbaseYes

Foreign Policy › Gaza ceasefire

Do you support the government calling for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza?

Josh Shapiro voterbaseYes

Foreign Policy › Israel Boycott

Should it be illegal to join a boycott of Israel?

Party’s support baseNo

Foreign Policy › Weapon Sales Ethics

Should there be restrictions on government arms sales to countries accused of committing human rights violations?

Party’s support baseYes

Foreign Policy › Foreign Aid

Should the US increase or decrease foreign aid spending?

ChatGPTIncrease

Foreign Policy › Military Spending

Should the government increase or decrease military spending?

Josh Shapiro voterbaseIncrease, but only after our deficit is drastically reduced

Foreign Policy › Foreign Elections

Should the government attempt to influence foreign elections?

ChatGPTNo

Foreign Policy › Torture

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

Josh Shapiro voterbaseNo, torture is an ineffective form of interrogation

Foreign Policy › Hong Kong Fugitive Extradition

Should the Chinese government be able to extradite fugitives from Hong Kong?

Party’s support baseNo

Foreign Policy › Taliban Financial Aid

Should the World Bank and International Monetary Fund provide financial aid to the Taliban government in Afghanistan?

Party’s support baseNo

Foreign Policy › Netanyahu Leadership

Should the government continue to support Benjamin Netanyahu’s leadership of the Israeli government?

Josh Shapiro voterbaseNo

Foreign Policy › Soleimani

Do you support the killing of Iranian Major General Qassem Soleimani?

Party’s support baseNo

Foreign Policy › Drones

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

Josh Shapiro voterbaseYes, the U.S. needs to use all means necessary to combat terrorism

Foreign Policy › Ukraine and Nato

Should Ukraine join NATO?

Josh Shapiro voterbaseYes

Foreign Policy › Terrorism

Should foreign terrorism suspects be given constitutional rights?

Josh Shapiro voterbaseNo, they should be tried in military tribunals but not subject to torture

Foreign Policy › NATO

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

Josh Shapiro voterbaseYes

Foreign Policy › ISIS Ground Troops

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

Party’s support baseNo

Foreign Policy › 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?

Josh Shapiro voterbaseNo, we must use every diplomatic option first

Foreign Policy › Yemen

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

Party influenceYes

Foreign Policy › India Arms

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

Josh Shapiro voterbaseYes

Foreign Policy › War on ISIS

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

Party’s support baseNo

Foreign Policy › NSA Surveillance

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

Josh Shapiro voterbaseYes, surveillance of all foreign countries is essential to tracking potential terrorist threats

Foreign Policy › Cuba

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

Josh Shapiro voterbaseYes

Foreign Policy › AI Warfare Ethics

Should the military use weapons guided by artificial intelligence?

Josh Shapiro voterbaseNo

Foreign Policy › Ukraine

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

Party’s support baseYes

Foreign Policy › Jerusalem

Should Jerusalem be recognized as the capital of Israel?

Josh Shapiro voterbaseYes

Foreign Policy › Saudi Arabia and Iran

Should the government support peace talks between Saudi Arabia and Iran?

Josh Shapiro voterbaseYes

Foreign Policy › Russian Airstrikes in Syria

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

Party’s support baseYes

Foreign Policy › Two State Solution for Israel and Palestine

Do you support a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict?

Josh Shapiro voterbaseYes

Foreign Policy › F-35

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

Josh Shapiro voterbaseNo

Foreign Policy › Gulf of America

Should the Gulf of Mexico be renamed the Gulf of America?

Josh Shapiro voterbaseNo

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