Few in U.S., Germany see the other country as most important foreign policy partner % who say is the most important partner for American/German foreign policy
Germans see France as their country’s top foreign policy partner, while Americans name the United Kingdom. Germans and Americans do not view the other country as their own nation’s principal foreign policy partner. More than four-in-ten Germans (44%) name France as the most important foreign policy partner for their country; 10% of Germans name the U.S. Meanwhile, roughly a quarter of Americans (26%) cite the UK as their country’s most important partner, while Germany is a distant fourth, cited by 6% of U.S. adults, similar to the share (4%) expressed in 2019. Last year, around two-in-ten Germans (19%) saw the U.S. as their country’s top partner.
Few in U.S., Germany see the other country as most important foreign policy partner  | % who say  | is the most important partner for American/German foreign policy  | Americans  | Germans  | UK  | 26  | France  | 44  | China  | 18  | U.S  | 10  | Canada  | 10  | China  | Germany  | Russia  | Mexico  | 3  | Austria  | Russia  | EU  | 2  | Source: Pew Research Center survey conducted in the U.S April 21-26, 2020. Q1. German results from Korber Stiftung survey conducted April  | 3-9, 2020. Only top six countries listed.  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 