Americans differ from people in other societies over some aspects of U.S. ‘hard’ and ‘soft’ power
While Americans see some aspects of U.S. power more positively than people elsewhere, they offer more negative views in other areas.
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While Americans see some aspects of U.S. power more positively than people elsewhere, they offer more negative views in other areas.
Large majorities in most of the 19 countries surveyed have negative views of China, but relatively few say bilateral relations are bad.
Differences within each party on views of foreign policy emerge based on where Americans turn for political news.
Political divides on both sides of the Atlantic continue to shape attitudes about relations with other nations, perceptions about defense spending and Americans’ and Germans’ views of each other.
More than nine-in-ten Poles see Russia as a major threat and have no confidence at all in Putin
Fewer adults have confidence in Joe Biden to handle the U.S.-China relationship than other foreign policy issues.
Citizens offer mixed reviews of how their societies have responded to climate change, and many question the efficacy of international efforts to stave off a global environmental crisis.
Americans give their country comparatively low marks for its handling of the pandemic – and people in other nations tend to agree.
Germans and Americans have both become more skeptical of China.
Unfavorable views of China also hover near historic highs in most of the 17 advanced economies surveyed.
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