06-14-2008, 10:53 PM
âUS global image improves slightlyâ
* Pew survey says development driven by fact that Bush will soon be leaving office
Daily Times Monitor
PARIS: There is good news and bad news for United States President George W Bush as he pursues his valedictory tour of Europe this week, the New York Times (NYT) quoted a new worldwide study by the Pew Global Attitudes Project.
The image of the US has improved slightly in many countries over the past year, the poll results show. But the new optimism appears to be driven largely by the fact that Bush will soon be leaving office. Meanwhile, the survey showed that many across the globe blamed the US at least in part for slumping economies and global warming.
âThere has been no sea change in worldviews of the US,â Pew Research Centre President Andrew Kohut said of the results, which were released on Thursday. âEuropeans are still much more negative than they were at the beginning of the decade, and highly negative views prevail in the Muslim world. But there are some indications that the world sees the possibility of change with the prospect of a new [US] president.â
The 24-nation survey shows that many people who have been following the presidential race have greater confidence in Senator Barack Obama than Senator John McCain, âto do the right thing regarding world affairsâ. This feeling is strongest in Europe, Australia, Japan and Tanzania, which border Kenya, the homeland of Obamaâs father. Meanwhile, the survey found perceptions that China was ascendant in world affairs. Many people â including 3 out of 10 Americans â think that China will eventually replace the US as the worldâs leading superpower.
* Pew survey says development driven by fact that Bush will soon be leaving office
Daily Times Monitor
PARIS: There is good news and bad news for United States President George W Bush as he pursues his valedictory tour of Europe this week, the New York Times (NYT) quoted a new worldwide study by the Pew Global Attitudes Project.
The image of the US has improved slightly in many countries over the past year, the poll results show. But the new optimism appears to be driven largely by the fact that Bush will soon be leaving office. Meanwhile, the survey showed that many across the globe blamed the US at least in part for slumping economies and global warming.
âThere has been no sea change in worldviews of the US,â Pew Research Centre President Andrew Kohut said of the results, which were released on Thursday. âEuropeans are still much more negative than they were at the beginning of the decade, and highly negative views prevail in the Muslim world. But there are some indications that the world sees the possibility of change with the prospect of a new [US] president.â
The 24-nation survey shows that many people who have been following the presidential race have greater confidence in Senator Barack Obama than Senator John McCain, âto do the right thing regarding world affairsâ. This feeling is strongest in Europe, Australia, Japan and Tanzania, which border Kenya, the homeland of Obamaâs father. Meanwhile, the survey found perceptions that China was ascendant in world affairs. Many people â including 3 out of 10 Americans â think that China will eventually replace the US as the worldâs leading superpower.