The Immigration Crisis Is Tearing Europe Apart
Fear of terrorism, Muslims, and refugees is driving the parties of the right and left further apart than ever before.
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Fear of terrorism, Muslims, and refugees is driving the parties of the right and left further apart than ever before.
The refugee crisis and the threat of terrorism are very much related in the minds of many Europeans. Across the EU there are also sharp ideological divides on views about minorities, diversity and national identity.
People in a number of other EU countries share the British desire for a less, not more, centralized Europe, and that the debate about the future of the EU will not subside just because the UK has now voted.
A new Pew Research Center survey of 10 European nations finds a population looking inward.
Many favor looking inward to focus on domestic issues, while others question whether commitments to allies should take precedence over national interests.
There is significant opposition in key European countries to an ever closer EU.
Why Europe should pay attention to the public sentiment that will shape America’s foreign policy after 2017.
Polls show that U.S. voters want to focus on domestic issues, and yet support for defense spending is at its highest level since 9/11.
Asia-related issues have figured prominently in this year’s U.S. presidential primary campaign but most U.S. voters still believe that Europe is more important.
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