How Americans view the conflicts between Russia and Ukraine, Israel and Hamas, and China and Taiwan
74% of Americans view the war between Russia and Ukraine as important to U.S. national interests – with 43% describing it as very important.
Numbers, Facts and Trends Shaping Your World
74% of Americans view the war between Russia and Ukraine as important to U.S. national interests – with 43% describing it as very important.
91% of Americans have unfavorable views of Russia and 83% have unfavorable views of China.
Across 24 countries, large shares have an unfavorable view of Russia and no confidence in Putin to do the right thing regarding world affairs.
Most say U.S. is reliable partner, and ratings for Biden are mostly positive – although down significantly from last year.
Americans express more confidence in Ukrainian President Zelenskyy than in any of the other six world leaders included in a new Pew Research Center survey.
Attitudes toward NATO have grown more positive: 67% express a favorable opinion of the organization, up from 61% in 2021.
Nearly half of Americans (47%) say that the United States’ influence in the world has been getting weaker in recent years.
72% of Americans have confidence in Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, higher than any other international leader asked about.
Americans see China as a growing superpower – and increasingly say it is the world’s leading economy.
Most Americans see little ability for the U.S. and China to cooperate on climate change policy or combating the spread of infectious disease. A majority of Americans continue to view the China-Russia partnership as a very serious problem for the U.S.
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