TAD CARPENTER PODCAST PLUS

Even in that region, however, the latest data suggests things aren’t getting worse, except in the country where the data is OBE:Īs views of the USA continue to improve globally, the upwards trend is also apparent in Muslim countries. Views began to rise in 2008, with positive views rising to 32% on average, and now the USA is in a middle tier position, ranking substantially higher than China (emphases added)Ĭarpernter emphasizes the Middle East, and it’s certainly true that U.S. In 2007 a slight majority (54%) had a negative view of the United States and only close to three in ten (28%) had a positive view America was among the countries with the lowest ratings.

TAD CARPENTER PODCAST PLUS

The poll, conducted by GlobeScan/PIPA, asked a total of 28,619 people to rate the influence in the world of 16 major nations, plus the European Union. On average, 49 per cent of people have positive views of US influence in the world– up four points from 2010–and 31 per cent hold negative views. Of the countries surveyed, 18 hold predominantly positive views of the US, seven hold negative views and two are divided. Views of the US continued their overall improvement in 2011, according to the annual BBC World Service Country Rating Poll of 27 countries around the world. Since what we’re both concerned with is America’s soft power rather than Obama’s, let’s take a look at the BBC’s latest World Service Country Rating Poll, since that asks the more appropriate survey question: First, the poll data Carpenter cites reflects attitudes about Barack Obama in particular and not the United States in general. And as shown in the Pew Research Center’s 2010 survey of global attitudes, America’s reputation in the Muslim world is not just anemic, it is hideous. Carpenter’s response:Īmerica’s global popularity is still at anemic levels-and the initial euphoria about Barack Obama has faded noticeably. In his initial post, Carpenter argued that the American brand was damaged. policy blunders.' Let’s go through his main points, shall we? In response to my critical post from last week, I see that Ted Galen Carpenter has doubled down on his thesis that, ' China benefits from U.S.

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