January 21, 2021 A biweekly digest of the Center's latest findings from its worldwide public opinion surveys and demographic research · Subscribe ↗
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America and the worldA new Pew Research Center survey shows publics in the United Kingdom, France and Germany are favorably disposed toward new U.S. President Joe Biden. Citizens in these countries are also hopeful about the future of bilateral relations and U.S. foreign policy more generally. We’ll follow this early read on international reactions to the 46th American president with data from a broader set of countries later this spring.
In the meantime, it’s interesting to consider that this past December a majority of Americans said the U.S. could learn from other countries when it comes to handling the COVID-19 pandemic, improving health care and addressing climate change. Public attitudes like these may point to areas where the new U.S. administration will enjoy greater domestic backing for international cooperation. James Bell Vice President of Global Strategy, Pew Research Center | |
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 Large majorities in Germany (79%), France (72%) and the UK (65%) say they have confidence in Joe Biden to do the right thing in world affairs as president – a dramatic change from the low ratings Donald Trump received in a survey conducted in the summer of 2020 in these three nations.
 Amid some of the darkest months of the coronavirus pandemic, Americans believe that the U.S. government can learn a lot from other countries around the world about handling the outbreak and improving health care domestically. And majorities say that the U.S. can learn at least a fair amount from countries around the world about other major policy issues, such as addressing climate change and improving race relations and the economy.  Women make up just over a quarter of all members of the 117th Congress, the highest percentage in U.S. history and a considerable increase from where things stood even a decade ago.
 When conducting focus groups, we typically use qualitative methods to understand what our participants are thinking. But in our latest focus group project, we wondered if we could use quantitative methods, such as topic models, to save time while still gaining valuable insights about questionnaire development. From our research65% The share of Britons who say they have confidence in President Joe Biden to do the right thing in world affairs. | |
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