Climate change increasingly ranks as the world’s most pressing security threat…
Fears about American power grow …
”Nations in the survey say the influence of the U.S. is a major threat to their countries… more people now say the U.S. is a threat than in 2013 and 2017 …
In 10 countries, roughly half or more now claim that American power is a major threat to their nation.”
Rift Between Trump and Europe Is Now Open and Angry
Europeans push back against the Trump administration’s unilateralism
Munich Conference
February 17, 2019 / Via the New York Times
OMG — Pence was visibly shook in Poland when he received absolutely no reaction to what was clearly supposed to be an applause line about how "the time has come for our European partners to withdraw from the Iran nuclear deal." pic.twitter.com/biRxARZkcM
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) February 16, 2019
The VP… “greetings from the 45th president of the United States of America”
Silence ensues.
| Country | Global climate change | The Islamic militant group known as ISIS | Cyberattacks from other countries | North Korea’s nuclear program | The condition of the global economy | U.S. power and influence | Russia’s power and influence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 73% | 53% | 58% | 50% | 67% | 57% | 33% |
| Australia | 60% | 59% | 58% | 47% | 44% | 36% | 34% |
| Brazil | 72% | 53% | 61% | 59% | 66% | 53% | 43% |
| Canada | 66% | 54% | 57% | 47% | 41% | 46% | 32% |
| France | 83% | 87% | 67% | 55% | 46% | 49% | 40% |
| Germany | 71% | 68% | 66% | 47% | 29% | 49% | 30% |
| Greece | 90% | 69% | 63% | 63% | 88% | 48% | 33% |
| Hungary | 66% | 59% | 35% | 51% | 28% | 17% | 26% |
| Indonesia | 56% | 81% | 56% | 57% | 60% | 52% | 31% |
| Israel | 38% | 47% | 42% | 36% | 35% | 15% | 28% |
| Italy | 71% | 80% | 45% | 56% | 50% | 22% | 20% |
| Japan | 75% | 52% | 81% | 73% | 52% | 66% | 49% |
| Kenya | 71% | 64% | 65% | 56% | 58% | 41% | 37% |
| Mexico | 80% | 34% | 60% | 57% | 63% | 64% | 31% |
| Netherlands | 70% | 67% | 72% | 39% | 28% | 37% | 42% |
| Nigeria | 41% | 61% | 47% | 41% | 49% | 39% | 33% |
| Philippines | 67% | 79% | 69% | 61% | 48% | 29% | 38% |
| Poland | 55% | 59% | 53% | 53% | 23% | 18% | 65% |
| Russia | 43% | 62% | 36% | 30% | 40% | 43% | * |
| South Africa | 59% | 43% | 61% | 46% | 54% | 42% | 38% |
| South Korea | 86% | 63% | 81% | 67% | 74% | 67% | 44% |
| Spain | 81% | 75% | 59% | 59% | 57% | 42% | 41% |
| Sweden | 69% | 61% | 55% | 41% | 27% | 34% | 40% |
| Tunisia | 61% | 81% | 65% | 41% | 66% | 61% | 30% |
| U.S. | 59% | 62% | 74% | 58% | 44% | * | 50% |
| UK | 66% | 64% | 64% | 40% | 41% | 37% | 45% |
