NATO

Though younger people tend to be more internationally oriented than older adults, they differ from one another over how they want their country to engage with the world. To better understand these perspectives, we conducted 16 focus groups with young adults in France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Attitudes toward Russia and Vladimir Putin turned much more negative, while opinions of NATO grew more positive.

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.

Nearly half of Americans (47%) say that the United States’ influence in the world has been getting weaker in recent years.

Most say U.S. is reliable partner, and ratings for Biden are mostly positive – although down significantly from last year.

More than nine-in-ten Poles see Russia as a major threat and have no confidence at all in Putin

Attitudes toward NATO have grown more positive: 67% express a favorable opinion of the organization, up from 61% in 2021.

Views of NATO among Americans are at 61% favorable, the same as the overall median across the member states surveyed.

Support for international cooperation can vary significantly depending on the amount of trust that people tend to place in others.

A median of 60% across 10 surveyed member countries have a favorable view of the political and military alliance.