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September 15, 2020
** Global Attitudes & Trends
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A biweekly digest of the Center's latest findings from its worldwide public opinion surveys and demographic research · Subscribe ↗ ([link removed])
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** U.S. public image in a world changed by COVID-19
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A new 13-nation poll ([link removed]) by Pew Research Center finds that America’s image has hit record lows in a number of countries, including key allies in Europe and Asia. Favorability ratings of the United States in Canada, the U.K. France and Australia are lower today than even the previous nadir in 2003, when Washington’s decision to invade Iraq sparked condemnation abroad. Lagging confidence in President Donald Trump is one factor contributing to America’s poor image, but so is U.S. handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. A median of just 15% across the countries surveyed think America has done a good job responding to the coronavirus outbreak. In this year of crisis, it would seem questions have deepened about America’s standing and leadership in the world.
James Bell
Vice President of Global Strategy, Pew Research Center
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** U.S. image plummets internationally as most say country has handled coronavirus badly ([link removed])
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Since Donald Trump took office as president, the image of the United States has suffered across many regions of the globe. As a new 13-nation Pew Research Center survey ([link removed]) illustrates, America’s reputation has declined further over the past year among many key allies and partners. In several countries, the share of the public with a favorable view of the U.S. is as low as it has been at any point since the Center began polling on this topic nearly two decades ago.
* The coronavirus pandemic’s impact on our polling ([link removed])
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** Despite pandemic, many Europeans still see climate change as greatest threat to their countries ([link removed])
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In a year when the COVID-19 pandemic has dominated news headlines around the world, it is perhaps unsurprising to discover that majorities in 14 countries surveyed ([link removed]) this past summer see the spread of infectious disease as a major threat to their countries. But across European countries polled, climate change remains the top-most perceived threat.
* A majority of young adults in the U.S. live with their parents for the first time since the Great Depression ([link removed])
* The U.S. budget deficit is rising amid COVID-19, but public concern about it is falling ([link removed])
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** Views of the economy have turned sharply negative in many countries amid COVID-19 ([link removed])
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Public attitudes about the economy have turned bleak in much of the world as the coronavirus outbreak continues to affect daily life, according to a Pew Research Center survey ([link removed]) conducted this summer in 14 nations in Europe, North America and the Asia-Pacific region. Assessments of national economies have seen swift downturns in many countries, and few see improvements anytime soon amid what the International Monetary Fund calls a “crisis like no other.”
* In many countries, people are more negative about the economy amid COVID-19 than during Great Recession ([link removed])
** In the news
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World opinion of the U.S. and Trump is in a tailspin as the pandemic persists, a Pew poll finds ([link removed])
The New York Times
Climate change, infectious disease seen as major threats ([link removed])
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Global views on economy turn sharply negative ([link removed])
Bloomberg
** Notable global research
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Ahead of election day, Georgians remain politically undecided; focused on the economy ([link removed])
National Democratic Institute
Ukraine survey shows confidence in local government ahead of elections ([link removed])
International Republican Institute
** From our research
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The share in the United Kingdom who have a favorable opinion of the United States ([link removed]) , the lowest ever recorded in a Pew Research Center survey.
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