Germans more likely to say countries will cooperate more after coronavirus crisis; Americans are split % who say once the coronavirus crisis is over
Germans and Americans agree foreign relations will change once the coronavirus crisis is over, but they differ somewhat over how things will change. Around four-in-ten Germans (42%) say countries will cooperate more with each other after the crisis, while a smaller share (31%) say countries will increase their focus on national interests. Americans are more divided on this question: 35% say countries will cooperate more, while 29% say nations will focus more on their own interests. In both countries, only around a third or fewer say everything will be the same as before the coronavirus crisis.
Germans more likely to say countries will cooperate  | more after coronavirus crisis; Americans are split  | % who say once the coronavirus crisis is over  | U.S.  | Germany  | Countries will cooperate  | 35%  | more with other  | 42  | countries  | Everything will be the  | same as before the  | 34%  | 25  | crisis  | Countries will increase  | their focus on national  | 31  | 29%  | interests  | Note: Don 't know responses not shown.  | Source: Pew Korber-Stiftung Research Center survey conducted in the U.S. April 21-26, 2020 Q6. German  | results from Korber-Stiftung survey conducted April 3-9, 2020.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 