GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE — SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST<\/a><\/p>\nCitizens around the world also express greater confidence in other world leaders than in Mr. Trump. \u00a0\u201cRespondents have more confidence in French President Emmanuel Macron\u00a0(43 percent), Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky\u00a0(35 percent), Chinese President Xi Jinping (34 percent) and Russian President Vladimir Putin (31 percent),\u2019\u2019 The Hill\u2019s article on the Pew survey documented. \u201cOnly Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu\u00a0elicited less confidence than Trump, at 18 percent.\u201d
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There has been a particularly pronounced decline — more than 20 percentage points in many countries since 2022– in perceptions that the United States is a \u201creliable partner.\u201d \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n
More citizens of other nations today view us as not reliable (50%) than reliable (47%). Only about 1-in-3 believe we contribute to peace and stability or take other countries\u2019 interests into account, as compared to more than 6-in-10 who now say we do neither.
International public opinion on the health of our democracy has also taken a large turn for the worse. \u00a0Nearly 6-in-10 (56%), for instance, say the U.S government does not respect the personal freedoms of its people; less than 4-in-10(39%) say it does.
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Especially where other democracies are concerned, the current negative views of our nation and president have real-world consequences. \u00a0Mr. Trump\u2019s unpopularity in Europe, for example, is one of the reasons that leaders in Britain, France, Italy, and Germany are emboldened to criticize our actions and to refuse our requests for assistance in our war with Iran. \u00a0The perceptions of our unreliability are persuading more nations to hedge their bets and diversify their international trading arrangements, including building new strategic alliances with China.
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In a Washington Post opinion piece, Fareed Zakaria spelled out the risks of our current international posture: \u201cFor decades, the global order was built on an American platform. Trade flowed through U.S.-designed institutions,\u201d Zakaria wrote. \u201cSecurity rested on U.S. guarantees. Crises were managed, for better or worse, by Washington. The global agenda was set in Washington. That platform still exists \u2014 but the world is no longer building on it. It is building around it.\u201d
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If past is prologue, our international reputation can be restored, but it will likely have to await a new president. \u00a0Whoever succeeds Mr. Trump will need to make a concerted effort to rebuild trust. This will take a far different approach to foreign policy and international trade, one that recognizes that bullying and bluster can be self-defeating and that it\u2019s in our enlightened self-interest to treat allies with respect and stay true to our word.
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Rob Horowitz, MINDSETTER\u2122<\/p>\n
Rob Horowitz is a strategic and communications consultant who provides general consulting, public relations, direct mail services and polling for national and state issue organizations, various non-profits, businesses, and elected officials and candidates. He is an Adjunct Professor of Political Science at the University of Rhode Island.<\/p>\n
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