Large Shares See Russia and Putin in Negative Light, While Views of Zelenskyy More Mixed
Across 24 countries, large shares have an unfavorable view of Russia and no confidence in Putin to do the right thing regarding world affairs.
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Across 24 countries, large shares have an unfavorable view of Russia and no confidence in Putin to do the right thing regarding world affairs.
As daunting challenges from Russia, China and a flagging global economy ripple across the world, Americans and Germans continue to say that relations between their countries are good. Most Americans and Germans continue to see each other as partners on protecting European security, and publics in each country are willing to support using military action to protect themselves and their allies.
International relations experts’ assessment of the current crises facing the world are often at odds with those of the U.S. general public.
As the U.S. and Germany prepare to gain new leadership, their relationship remains unbalanced in the minds of their citizenries. Americans see Germany as a partner on many foreign policy issues, but Germans mostly do not.
The United Nations is broadly credited with promoting peace and human rights as younger adults are more supportive of cooperation with other countries.
Most say cooperation with other countries is important in dealing with global threats, especially on the spread of infectious diseases.
NATO is generally seen in a positive light across countries in the alliance, but many express reservations about fulfilling Article 5’s collective defense obligations.
People across 26 countries say it is likely their country will be targeted by a cyberattack, but they are divided over whether their nation is well prepared to handle one.
People around the world identify ISIS and climate change as leading international threats. Many also name cyberattacks from other countries and the condition of the global economy as major challenges.
People across Europe and in the U.S. and Canada have pervasive concerns about the threat of Islamic extremism in their countries.
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