![]() Large numbers think Europeans should invest in their own defence and look to Berlin rather than Washington as their most important partner. They are drawing radical consequences from these lessons. Majorities in key member states now think the US political system is broken, that China will be more powerful than the US within a decade, and that Europeans cannot rely on the US to defend them. Our survey showed that Europeans’ attitudes towards the United States have undergone a massive change. ![]() ![]() This is the key finding of a pan-European survey of more than 15,000 people in 11 countries commissioned by the European Council on Foreign Relations, and conducted in November and December by Datapraxis and YouGov. While most Europeans rejoiced at Joe Biden’s victory in the November US presidential election, they do not think he can help America make a comeback as the pre-eminent global leader. PGlmcmFtZSB0aXRsZT0iSG93IEV1cm9wZWFucyBzZWUgQmlkZW7igJlzIEFtZXJpY2EgYnkgTWFyayBMZW9uYXJkJiMwMzk7cyBXb3JsZCBpbiAzMCBNaW51dGVzIiB3aWR0aD0iNTAwIiBoZWlnaHQ9IjQwMCIgc2Nyb2xsaW5nPSJubyIgZnJhbWVib3JkZXI9Im5vIiBzcmM9Imh0dHBzOi8vdy5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbS9wbGF5ZXIvP3Zpc3VhbD10cnVlJnVybD1odHRwcyUzQSUyRiUyRmFwaS5zb3VuZGNsb3VkLmNvbSUyRnRyYWNrcyUyRjk3MDU4MzkwMiZzaG93X2FydHdvcms9dHJ1ZSZtYXhoZWlnaHQ9NzUwJm1heHdpZHRoPTUwMCI+PC9pZnJhbWU+ Listen to The World in 30 Minutes podcast episode IntroductionĪmericans have a new president but not a new country. Public opinion will have a bigger effect on the relationship than it once did, and needs to be taken into account. There is a great chance for a revival of Atlanticism, but Washington cannot take European alignment against China for granted.Two-thirds of respondents thought the EU should develop its defence capacities. A majority believe that China will be more powerful than the US within a decade and would want their country to stay neutral in a conflict between the two superpowers. There are geopolitical consequences to American weakness.They evaluate the EU and/or their own countries’ systems much more positively than that of the US – and look to Berlin rather than Washington as the most important partner.Majorities in key member states now think the US political system is broken, and that Europe cannot just rely on the US to defend it. Europeans’ attitudes towards the United States have undergone a massive change.Most Europeans rejoiced at Joe Biden’s victory in the November US presidential election, but they do not think he can help America make a comeback as the pre-eminent global leader.
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