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(Angus Reid Global Monitor) - Adults in five predominantly Arab countries are divided on which nation should dominate global affairs, according to a poll by Zogby International released by the Saban Center for Middle East Policy at the Brookings Institution. 19 per cent of respondents would prefer to have France as the only world superpower, while 16 per cent pick China.
Pakistan is third on the list with 14 per cent, followed by Germany with 10 per cent, the United States with eight per cent, Russia with seven per cent, and Britain with four per cent.
The survey was conducted in Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates. 78 per cent of respondents in the five countries have an unfavourable attitude towards the United States.
In his January 2005 inauguration speech, U.S. president George W. Bush said: "It is the policy of the United States to seek and support the growth of democratic movements and institutions in every nation and culture, with the ultimate goal of ending tyranny in our world."
On Feb. 10, Russian president Vladimir Putin criticized U.S. foreign policy, saying, "What is a unipolar world? It implies a single center of power, a single center of force and only one master. (...) Unilateral actions have not resolved conflicts, they have aggravated them."
Polling Data
In a world where there is only one superpower, which of the following countries would you prefer more than the others to be that superpower?
France
19%
China
16%
Pakistan
14%
Germany
10%
United States
8%
Russia
7%
Britain
4%
Generally speaking, is your attitude towards the U.S. very favourable, somewhat favourable, somewhat unfavourable or very unfavourable?
Very favourable
4%
Somewhat favourable
8%
Somewhat unfavourable
21%
Very unfavourable
57%
http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewItem&itemID=14714
Pakistan is third on the list with 14 per cent, followed by Germany with 10 per cent, the United States with eight per cent, Russia with seven per cent, and Britain with four per cent.
The survey was conducted in Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates. 78 per cent of respondents in the five countries have an unfavourable attitude towards the United States.
In his January 2005 inauguration speech, U.S. president George W. Bush said: "It is the policy of the United States to seek and support the growth of democratic movements and institutions in every nation and culture, with the ultimate goal of ending tyranny in our world."
On Feb. 10, Russian president Vladimir Putin criticized U.S. foreign policy, saying, "What is a unipolar world? It implies a single center of power, a single center of force and only one master. (...) Unilateral actions have not resolved conflicts, they have aggravated them."
Polling Data
In a world where there is only one superpower, which of the following countries would you prefer more than the others to be that superpower?
France
19%
China
16%
Pakistan
14%
Germany
10%
United States
8%
Russia
7%
Britain
4%
Generally speaking, is your attitude towards the U.S. very favourable, somewhat favourable, somewhat unfavourable or very unfavourable?
Very favourable
4%
Somewhat favourable
8%
Somewhat unfavourable
21%
Very unfavourable
57%
http://www.angus-reid.com/polls/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewItem&itemID=14714
