Turks vociferous critics of US: poll
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Reuters
Oluşturulma Tarihi: Ocak 19, 2009 00:00
NEW YORK - The nations surveyed named respect for human rights as the most important factor for a nation to earn respect, followed by respect for its citizens' rights and contributing to international peace and cooperation. A majority in Turkey and Russia held unfavorable views
The United States is viewed favorably by the majority of citizens in only two out of 21 large economy countries, according to a survey released yesterday, drawing the harshest criticism for its foreign policies.
Turkey, along with Russia, led when it came to countries with the most unfavorable view of the United States. In research designed to measure global opinion and released days before Barack Obama takes office as U.S. president on Tuesday, India, Poland, and the United States itself, were the only countries where the majority of people gave America a favorable rating.
The online poll in which 22,000 people took part was conducted for Reuters by Ipsos Global Public Affairs, an international market research and polling company in late November weeks after Obama was elected to succeed President George W. Bush.
Bush leaves office with the country fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, world opinion stacked against the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the global economy in crisis.
The nations with the strongest unfavorable views of the United States were Russia and Turkey, followed by Argentina, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands.
Ipsos polled people in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Britain, Canada, China, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Poland, Russia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey and the United States.
These 22 countries make up 75 percent of the world's gross domestic product, Ipsos said.
The survey sought to determine what people think is important for a country to be respected and how favorably they viewed the United States, Ipsos said.
Global relations
The worst reviews came in the area of global relations.
Only the majority of people in the United States and India gave America favorable ratings as to whether it contributed to international peace and cooperation. The United States received the the least favorable reviews from Argentina, Turkey, Mexico, Russia and Brazil.
The nations surveyed named respect for human rights as the most important factor for a nation to earn respect, followed by respect for its citizens' rights and contributing to international peace and cooperation.
"The big question looking forward will be, will the Obama administration be able to improve the United States, especially on those three attributes Ñ on respecting human rights, respecting citizen rights, and peace and cooperation," said Clifford Young, a spokesman for Ipsos.
Although the United States earned good reviews for having a good standard of living and contributing to the global economy, people surveyed ranked those values far lower in importance than other attributes.
Overall, the United States was viewed favorably by 72 percent of Indians, 53 percent of Poles and 74 percent of Americans. Sixty percent of Russians and 55 percent of Turks gave the United States an unfavorable rating.
Elsewhere, those who viewed the United States unfavorably outnumbered those with a favorable view in nine countries. In six countries the United States had more favorable ratings than unfavorable, and it was a draw in Britain and South Korea.
The poll, the first of its kind conducted by Ipsos, was taken online and the results were balanced by age, gender, city population and education levels, the survey said. The margin of error was plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
Turkey, along with Russia, led when it came to countries with the most unfavorable view of the United States. In research designed to measure global opinion and released days before Barack Obama takes office as U.S. president on Tuesday, India, Poland, and the United States itself, were the only countries where the majority of people gave America a favorable rating.
The online poll in which 22,000 people took part was conducted for Reuters by Ipsos Global Public Affairs, an international market research and polling company in late November weeks after Obama was elected to succeed President George W. Bush.
Bush leaves office with the country fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, world opinion stacked against the U.S. military prison in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and the global economy in crisis.
The nations with the strongest unfavorable views of the United States were Russia and Turkey, followed by Argentina, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands.
Ipsos polled people in Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Britain, Canada, China, the Czech Republic, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Poland, Russia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Turkey and the United States.
These 22 countries make up 75 percent of the world's gross domestic product, Ipsos said.
The survey sought to determine what people think is important for a country to be respected and how favorably they viewed the United States, Ipsos said.
Global relations
The worst reviews came in the area of global relations.
Only the majority of people in the United States and India gave America favorable ratings as to whether it contributed to international peace and cooperation. The United States received the the least favorable reviews from Argentina, Turkey, Mexico, Russia and Brazil.
The nations surveyed named respect for human rights as the most important factor for a nation to earn respect, followed by respect for its citizens' rights and contributing to international peace and cooperation.
"The big question looking forward will be, will the Obama administration be able to improve the United States, especially on those three attributes Ñ on respecting human rights, respecting citizen rights, and peace and cooperation," said Clifford Young, a spokesman for Ipsos.
Although the United States earned good reviews for having a good standard of living and contributing to the global economy, people surveyed ranked those values far lower in importance than other attributes.
Overall, the United States was viewed favorably by 72 percent of Indians, 53 percent of Poles and 74 percent of Americans. Sixty percent of Russians and 55 percent of Turks gave the United States an unfavorable rating.
Elsewhere, those who viewed the United States unfavorably outnumbered those with a favorable view in nine countries. In six countries the United States had more favorable ratings than unfavorable, and it was a draw in Britain and South Korea.
The poll, the first of its kind conducted by Ipsos, was taken online and the results were balanced by age, gender, city population and education levels, the survey said. The margin of error was plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.