Even before Capitol riot, most people in Germany, France and the UK had concerns about U.S. political system
Majorities in all three countries said in a fall 2020 survey that the U.S. system needs either major changes or to be completely reformed.
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Majorities in all three countries said in a fall 2020 survey that the U.S. system needs either major changes or to be completely reformed.
Democrats are far more willing to say the U.S. can learn from other countries on major policy issues than Republicans are.
The novel coronavirus continues to pose weighty challenges for people around the world.
A median of 66% of adults in 14 countries express an unfavorable view of Russia, with majorities in 12 of the countries holding that view.
The Chinese Communist Party is preparing for its 20th National Congress, an event likely to result in an unprecedented third term for President Xi Jinping. Since Xi took office in 2013, opinion of China in the U.S. and other advanced economies has turned more negative. How did it get to be this way?
Americans’ views of how well the World Health Organization has dealt with the outbreak are sharply divided along partisan lines.
Large majorities in most of the 19 countries surveyed have negative views of China, but relatively few say bilateral relations are bad.
The U.S. is not the only country wrestling with political fissures. But the pandemic has revealed how pervasive the divide in U.S. politics is.
Unfavorable views of China also hover near historic highs in most of the 17 advanced economies surveyed.
People are widely dissatisfied with democracy in their country and believe that elected officials don’t care what people like them think.
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