People broadly view the EU favorably, both in member states and elsewhere
Across 24 countries surveyed, a median of 66% give the EU a positive rating, while 29% give it a negative one.
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Across 24 countries surveyed, a median of 66% give the EU a positive rating, while 29% give it a negative one.
The share of Americans who say the United States stands above all other nations in the world has declined modestly over the past four years.
The share of Americans who have no confidence in Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has increased 11 percentage points since 2023.
More Americans say their country’s influence in the world has been getting weaker rather than stronger in recent years (47% vs. 19%).
58% of Americans see NATO favorably, down 4 points since 2023. Democrats and Republicans are increasingly divided on the alliance and on Ukraine aid.
People in 23 countries tend to see U.S. President Joe Biden more positively than Chinese President Xi Jinping.
About six-in-ten Mexicans (59%) say that people who move to the U.S. have a better life there. 34% of Mexicans say that life is neither better nor worse in the U.S.
We examine how the U.S. and China stack up to one another on more than 10 measures of international public opinion, spanning from confidence in their leaders to views of their universities and technological achievements.
In most places surveyed, more people name China’s influence as a major threat than any of the other geopolitical issues asked about.
Majorities of U.S. adults have favorable views of Ukraine (64%) and NATO (62%). About seven-in-ten Republicans (71%) say the U.S. should pay less attention to problems overseas and focus on concerns at home — up from 65% in 2021.
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