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Globally, People Point to ISIS and Climate Change as Leading Security Threats
In Latin America and Africa, climate change seen as top threat
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- Globally, People Point to ISIS and Climate Change as Leading Security Threats
- ISIS and climate change seen as among top threats around the world
- Publics that see their countries struggling economically tend to feel more threatened by the condition of the global economy
- Major concerns by region show divergences in top threat assessment
- Those on ideological right are more concerned about ISIS and refugees; those on left more concerned about climate change
- Older people tend to see ISIS as a greater threat
- Those with less education more threatened by refugees
- In Lebanon, Shiites say they are more threatened by U.S., Sunnis by Russia
- Across much of Europe, ISIS is top concern
- In Europe, more concern about Russian influence than that of U.S. or China
- In Asia-Pacific, varied international concerns
- Across Middle East and North Africa, overwhelming majorities see ISIS as top threat
- In Latin America and Africa, climate change seen as top threat
- In Australia, wide ideological divisions on international threats