{"id":245,"date":"2026-05-22T13:18:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-22T13:18:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nextaddressamerica.com\/?p=245"},"modified":"2026-05-22T13:18:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-22T13:18:46","slug":"americas-reputation-in-tatters-as-longstanding-allies-now-view-us-unfavorably","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nextaddressamerica.com\/?p=245","title":{"rendered":"America’s reputation in tatters as longstanding allies now view US unfavorably"},"content":{"rendered":"

Americans are increasingly turning against the war in Iran and the president that launched it. According to a survey conducted in April by US-based pollster, Pew International, 61% of people in the US disapprove of the war while only 37% approve. The US president\u2019s overall approval rating, meanwhile, has slipped to 34%.<\/p>

Read more The uncomfortable truth about Republican voters<\/a><\/p>

In many other countries, however, this disenchantment looms larger. Pew\u2019s spring 2025 survey revealed 12 months ago a strong lack of confidence in Donald Trump across much of the world. The survey was conducted in 24 mostly European countries, but also countries in Asia, Africa, the Middle East and Latin America. <\/p>

Respondents were asked a question about the confidence they had in Trump to do the right thing in world affairs.<\/p>

Confidence in President Trump to do the right thing<\/strong><\/p>

The country with the lowest levels of confidence was Mexico with Canada, Sweden and Germany not far behind. Interestingly, proximity to the United States appears to boost a lack of confidence in the president, with Canada and Mexico much less confident than other countries. <\/p>

Respondents in the UK were more likely to be confident than those in other European countries such as France, Spain and Italy. But even then, only 37% of UK respondents were confident, compared with 63% who were not. The UK score is rather similar to Japan which has also been a longstanding ally of the US.<\/p>

There were five countries in which the president enjoyed a positive net level of confidence: Hungary, Kenya, India, Israel and Nigeria. These are all classified as hybrid authoritarian regimes or flawed democracies by the Economist Intelligence Unit. It shows that citizens of weak democracies or authoritarian states quite like him. <\/p>

Is Trump dangerous?<\/h2>

This lack of confidence in the president is only part of the story. The survey asked what respondents thought about various traits that could be associated with Trump as president. It asked if they thought he was he was \u201cwell qualified\u201d, \u201cstrong\u201d, \u201chonest\u201d or \u201cdiplomatic\u201d. It also asked if he was \u201carrogant\u201d or \u201cdangerous\u201d. <\/p>

The second chart shows the percentage of respondents who thought that he was \u201cdangerous\u201d. It makes sober reading. More than 50% of the respondents in 21 of the countries thought this. It seems likely that the US and Israel\u2019s attack on Iran, which took place after the survey was in the field, will have reinforced these perceptions. The war is stalled and the economic repercussions are likely to increase its unpopularity both in the US and around the world.<\/p>

The prospects for post-Trump America<\/h2>

The US can, of course, recover from the Trump era. Unlike Russia, where periods of democracy have been an aberration in its history, the US has been a democracy for 250 years. That said, it is currently classified as a \u201cflawed democracy\u201d in the Economist Intelligence Unit database. <\/p>

Read more Trump\u2019s panic spiral is getting worse \u2014 and even Fox News can\u2019t hide it<\/a><\/p>

But if, as seems likely, the Democrats outperform the Republicans in the midterm elections in November this year, they will regain control of either the House or the Senate, or both. This would be a severe blow to Trumpism. <\/p>

If Congress is controlled by the Democrats, they can veto any of Trump\u2019s legislative proposals, hamstring his policies by withholding funding and at the same time initiate impeachment proceedings against him. Such actions will very likely make him a lame duck, leading to a loss of support for Republicans in the presidential elections in 2028.<\/p>

The survey also shows that America\u2019s reputation as a reliable ally and supporter of democracy has been seriously damaged across the world in his two terms in the White House. The third chart shows the percentage of survey respondents who have a favourable or unfavourable view of the US.<\/p>

It is striking that many of America\u2019s traditional allies such as Australia, Canada, Germany and France now have a very unfavourable view of the US. This contrasts with the flawed democracies or hybrid authoritarian states who like him. Although, to be fair, attitudes to the US overall are much more favourable than attitudes to Trump. <\/p>

How might the US regain the international respect it has clearly lost under Trump as president? In the realm of foreign policy, actions speak louder than words \u2013 and America\u2019s Nato allies will need to see some kind of concrete assurance that Washington is prepared to resume the leadership and security roles it is apparently abandoning under the current administration. <\/p>

Perhaps what it also needs is some kind of \u201ctruth and reconciliation commission\u201d, along the lines of the one set up by Nelson Mandela following the collapse of apartheid in South Africa. Once Trump has left office, America needs to understand clearly what has happened so that it can avoid this in the future. It is a clich\u00e9 \u2013 but nonetheless true \u2013 that people who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.\n

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Paul Whiteley, Professor, Department of Government, University of Essex<\/em><\/p>

This article is republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. Read the original article.<\/p>

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