Majority of U.S. public favors Afghanistan troop withdrawal; Biden criticized for his handling of situation
54% of U.S. adults say the decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan was the right one, while 42% say it was wrong.
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54% of U.S. adults say the decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan was the right one, while 42% say it was wrong.
About two-thirds of Americans (65%) say their best guess is that intelligent life exists on other planets.
Jewish Americans – much like the U.S. public overall – hold widely differing views on Israel and its political leadership.
A median of about seven-in-ten people in 14 countries expressed unfavorable views of Iran, while only about two-in-ten hold a favorable view.
A median of 60% across 10 surveyed member countries have a favorable view of the political and military alliance.
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.
International relations experts’ assessment of the current crises facing the world are often at odds with those of the U.S. general public.
The United Nations is broadly credited with promoting peace and human rights as younger adults are more supportive of cooperation with other countries.
Americans are now more likely to expect foreign election interference than they were in October 2018, when 67% expected it.
Americans are much more likely than Germans to see U.S. bases in Germany as important for their country’s national security.
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