NATO Seen Favorably Across Member States
Europeans divided over whether parts of neighboring countries belong to them
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- NATO Seen Favorably Across Member States
- NATO seen favorably in member states, but few in Turkey agree
- Views of NATO have changed in both member countries and among non-NATO members over past decade
- NATO publics more likely to believe U.S. would defend them from Russian attack than to say their own country should
- Views of NATO
- NATO favorability over time
- Democrats consistently more favorable toward NATO than Republicans
- Those on the ideological right more favorable toward NATO
- Publics in NATO countries express reluctance on Article 5 obligations
- Changing views on whether their country should intervene in a conflict between Russia and a NATO ally
- Those who agree military force is sometimes necessary are more likely to support defending a NATO ally
- People in member states say the U.S. would defend a NATO ally
- Western Europeans favor close relationship with U.S. over Russia; Central and Eastern Europeans tend to prefer both
- Those on right ideologically more likely to favor close relationship with U.S.
- Across most of Europe and North America, support for military force to maintain order in the world
- Views of military force have changed across several countries
- Those on the right more likely to say military force can be necessary to maintain order
- Those with a favorable view of right-wing populist parties more likely to say parts of other countries belong to them
- European populist party classifications
- More in NATO countries say the U.S. would use military force to defend an ally from Russia than say that their country should do the same
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