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Global Publics Back U.S. on Fighting ISIS, but Are Critical of Post-9/11 Torture
Many Around the World Have Favorable Opinion of the U.S., President Obama and Actions against ISIS, but Most Say Torture Not Justified
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- Global Publics Back U.S. on Fighting ISIS, but Are Critical of Post-9/11 Torture
- U.S. Defense Pivot to Asia Welcomed, for the Most Part … But Chinese See U.S. as Trying to Limit China’s Power
- U.S. Parties Differ over Asia Pivot
- U.S. Seen More Positively than China in Europe, Latin America, but Not Middle East
- Fewer in Western Europe Say U.S. Respects Personal Freedoms
- Europeans Back to Believing China and U.S. at Economic Parity
- Views about Torture by U.S. Government Track with Opinions of Torture by Own Government
- Fewer Approve of Obama on Climate Change
- Obama’s Approval Highest on Economy Globally
- Confidence in Obama on World Affairs
- Most Think U.S. Respects Personal Freedoms
- In U.S.: Young, Democrats, Women Less Supportive of Post-9/11 Interrogation Methods
- U.S. Interrogation Methods
- Widespread Support for U.S. Actions against ISIS
- Wide Generation Gap on Views of U.S. in Many Countries
- Mostly Favorable Ratings for U.S.
- Negative Views of U.S. in Russia
- Changing Belief that China Does Not Respect Human Rights
- Globally, More Say China Does Not Respect Personal Freedoms
- Generally Negative Views of China’s Respect for Human Rights
- Younger People Tend to Have Higher Opinion of China
- Favorable Views of China Change in Last Year
- China Seen Positively in Africa, Asia and Latin America, but Less So in EU
- Global Ratings for China
- Younger People More Likely to See China Overtaking the U.S.
- EU Members Most Likely to Say U.S. Has/Will Be Replaced; Asia Divided
- People Think China Will or Already Has Replaced U.S. as Superpower
- More Now Say U.S. Is Top Economy
- U.S. Seen as World’s Leading Economy
- More Say U.S. Is World’s Leading Economic Power
- America’s Asian Allies Believe U.S. Would Come to Their Defense
- U.S. Views on Defending Asian Allies
- Relations with China
- U.S. Military Presence in Asia Welcomed by Many
- Many in TPP Countries Prefer Strong Economic Ties with the U.S.
- Many Young People More Pro-TPP
- General Support for TPP
- How Americans Rate Obama on International Issues
- U.S. Favorability