By Bruce Stokes, Director of Economic Attitudes, Pew Research Center
Special to Foreign Policy
A country’s brand is a valued commodity, especially when that nation is the world’s largest economic and strategic power. And, despite the declinists, America’s image remains strong in much of the world, according to a new Pew Research Center survey. Despite anger with Washington over U.S. spying on foreign leaders and foreign nationals, widespread opposition to U.S. drone strikes, disagreements about what to do in the Middle East, and other recurring tensions, majorities in 30 of 43 countries express a favorable opinion of the United States. And, overall, attitudes toward the United States are largely unchanged from 2013. This suggests that despite a perception at home that U.S. influence abroad is waning, there is little evidence of that erosion overseas.
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