Widespread Opposition to Drone Strikes Opposition
There remains a widespread perception that the U.S. acts unilaterally and does not consider the interests of other countries. In predominantly Muslim nations, American anti-terrorism efforts are still widely unpopular. And in nearly all countries, there is considerable opposition to a major component of the Obama administration’s anti-terrorism policy: drone strikes. In 17 of 20 countries, more than half disapprove of U.S. drone attacks targeting extremist leaders and groups in nations such as Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia.
Widespread Opposition to  | Drone Strikes Opposition  | Disapprove Approve  | U.S  | 28  | 62  | Britain  | 47  | 44  | Germany  | 59  | 38  | Poland  | 51  | 38  | 63 21  | France  | 37  | India  | 32  | 55  | Italy  | 31  | 62  | 30  | Czech Rep.  | 25 24 24  | 55  | China  | 69  | Lebanon  | 73  | Mexico  | 21 21 19  | 76  | Spain  | 75 76  | Japan  | Brazil  | 81 68 72  | 12 17  | Russia  | Tunisia  | Turkey  | 89  | Egypt  | Jordan  | 85  | Greece  | 90  | a different question will about drone strikes subsequent was asked in  | Pakistan and question will be released in a subsequent report.  | Survey results are based on national samples exceptin  | Survey China See the are Survey based Methods on national section samples for more exceptin informa tion  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER Q59b 