Hot Spots

03/25/2004

Global Attitudes

For the archives following are some of the findings of a recent
Pew Research Center study on global attitudes that garnered a lot
of publicity.

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U.S. Favorability Ratings Summer 2002 March 2004

Britain .75 .58
France .63 .37
Germany .61 .38

But, view of Americans as a people, as opposed to nation

Great Britain 73% favorable
Germany ..68
Russia ..64
France ..53
Pakistan ...25

Osama bin Laden’s Favorability Rating

Pakistan .65
Jordan 55
Morocco 45

Support for going to war May 2003 .March 2004

Britain 61 43
U.S. ....-- 60

Suicide Bombings Justifiable against Americans and other
Westerners in Iraq [Yes / No]

Turkey 31 / 59
Pakistan .46 / 36
Morocco 66 / 27
Jordan 70 / 24

.By Palestinians against Israelis [Yes / No]

Turkey 24 / 67
Pakistan ..47 / 36
Morocco .74 / 22
Jordan .86 / 12

Post-Saddam:
Iraqi People will be Worse off Better off

U.S. ..9 84
Britain ..11 ...82
France ..27 ...67
Germany ..27 ...65
Russia ..37 ...31
Turkey .44 ...41
Morocco ..48 37
Jordan ..70 25
Pakistan ...61 .8

U.S. Overreacting to Terrorism [prior to Madrid bombing]

France .57
Germany .49
Britain .33
Jordan .76
Morocco .72
Pakistan ..66
Turkey 55
Russia .34
U.S. 13

Rating of U.N. Favorable Unfavorable

France 67 ..30
Germany 71 ..23
Britain 64 ..18
Jordan .21 ..73
Pakistan ..35 ..27
Turkey 51 ..35
Russia .60 ..18
U.S. 55 ..35*

*In 1990, U.N. favorable rating among Americans was 70%,
unfavorable 19%.

Favorability Rating: Jews Very Fav Somewhat Unfavorable

U.S. ...36 ....41 ..8
Britain 23 ....53 ..9
France 28 53 .....11
Germany 10 53 ..20
Russia 18 .47 .25
Turkey .6 .21 .49
Pakistan ...1 ...2 .80
Morocco ..1 ...5 .92

Unfavorable Rating: Muslims

U.S. ..32
Britain ...18
France 29
Germany 46
Russia 38

Unfavorable Rating: Christians

Turkey 52
Pakistan ..62
Morocco .73

[Question wasn’t permitted in Jordan]

Favorability Rating: Muslims

U.S. ...13 .35 .32
Britain 18 .49 .18
France .16 48 ..29
Germany ..5 .36 ..46
Russia .15 38 ..38
Turkey 66 .22 ...9
Pakistan ..87 .10 ..2
Morocco .70 .20 ..9

85% in France and Germany have an unfavorable opinion of
President George W. Bush.

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Hott Spotts will return April 1.

Brian Trumbore