Exclusive: US is less feared by its traditional adversaries, while its allies feel ever more distant, results show

The 21-country survey for the influential European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) thinktank also found that under Trump, the US is less feared by its traditional adversaries, while its allies – particularly in Europe – feel ever more distant.

The poll, of nearly 26,000 respondents in 13 European countries, the US, China, India, Russia, Turkey, Brazil, South Africa and South Korea, found majorities in almost every territory surveyed expected China’s global influence to grow over the next decade.

  • perestroika@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    1 day ago

    Economically, yes.

    Diplomatically, China is gaining a treasure from Trump’s agressive and unprincipled behaviour.

    The US has been a preferred ally to cooperate with for many countries, and a safe haven for investing money for many decades - because the US was reliable, had independent courts and an independent central bank, and was considered a stable democracy despite the problems it had.

    It was possible to rationally predict a US reaction to certain problems. The state seemed to have principles, and administrations seemed to listen to experts.

    Now the choice is between a distant country unlikely to invade anywhere except its proximity (China), even if highly authoritarian - and an unstable democracy where experts are ignored and independent institutions subverted, and whose foreign policy follows no principles.