America's Image Slips, But Allies Share U.S. Concerns Over Iran, Hamas
No Global Warming Alarm in the U.S., China
Released: 06.13.06
Pew Research Center
Summary of Findings
America's global image has again slipped and support for the war on terrorism has declined even among close U.S. allies like Japan. The war in Iraq is a continuing drag on opinions of the United States, not only in predominantly Muslim countries but in Europe and Asia as well. And despite growing concern over Iran's nuclear ambitions, the U.S. presence in Iraq is cited at least as often as Iran - and in many countries much more often - as a danger to world peace.
A year ago, anti-Americanism had shown some signs of abating, in part because of the positive feelings generated by U.S. aid for tsunami victims in Indonesia and elsewhere. But favorable opinions of the United States have fallen in most of the 15 countries surveyed. Only about a quarter of the Spanish public (23%) expresses positive views of the U.S., down from 41% last year; America's image also has declined significantly in India (from 71% to 56%) and Indonesia (from 38% to 30%).
(There is more.)
In a related matter, Pew published a poll that got Bush upset last week. Here's an account from The Australian:
"GEORGE W. Bush is making an effort to repair his tattered reputation in Europe, talking of his "deep desire" to close the Guantanamo Bay prison camp and conceding that his response to the September 11 terrorist attacks had not been understood by much of the continent.
About 1200 people demonstrated against Mr Bush's visit to Vienna yesterday for a summit with the EU leadership, but the US President adopted a conciliatory approach at odds with the more defiant tone of his first administration.
A poll published by the Pew Research Centre in the US last week suggested that a record majority of Europeans held a negative view of the US. A Harris poll this week suggested that most Europeans considered the US a bigger threat to world peace than Iran, North Korea or China." (The article is here.)
Released: 06.13.06
Pew Research Center
Summary of Findings
America's global image has again slipped and support for the war on terrorism has declined even among close U.S. allies like Japan. The war in Iraq is a continuing drag on opinions of the United States, not only in predominantly Muslim countries but in Europe and Asia as well. And despite growing concern over Iran's nuclear ambitions, the U.S. presence in Iraq is cited at least as often as Iran - and in many countries much more often - as a danger to world peace.
A year ago, anti-Americanism had shown some signs of abating, in part because of the positive feelings generated by U.S. aid for tsunami victims in Indonesia and elsewhere. But favorable opinions of the United States have fallen in most of the 15 countries surveyed. Only about a quarter of the Spanish public (23%) expresses positive views of the U.S., down from 41% last year; America's image also has declined significantly in India (from 71% to 56%) and Indonesia (from 38% to 30%).
(There is more.)
In a related matter, Pew published a poll that got Bush upset last week. Here's an account from The Australian:
"GEORGE W. Bush is making an effort to repair his tattered reputation in Europe, talking of his "deep desire" to close the Guantanamo Bay prison camp and conceding that his response to the September 11 terrorist attacks had not been understood by much of the continent.
About 1200 people demonstrated against Mr Bush's visit to Vienna yesterday for a summit with the EU leadership, but the US President adopted a conciliatory approach at odds with the more defiant tone of his first administration.
A poll published by the Pew Research Centre in the US last week suggested that a record majority of Europeans held a negative view of the US. A Harris poll this week suggested that most Europeans considered the US a bigger threat to world peace than Iran, North Korea or China." (The article is here.)
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