Confidence in Global Leadership
A 47-nation survey finds global public opinion increasingly wary of the world’s dominant nations and disapproving of their leaders. Anti-Americanism is extensive, as it has been for the past five years. At the same time, the image of China has slipped significantly among the publics of other major nations. Opinion about Russia is mixed, but confidence in its president, Vladimir Putin, has declined sharply. In fact, the Russian leader’s negatives have soared to the point that they mirror the nearly worldwide lack of confidence in George W. Bush.
Confidence in Global Leadership  | George w Bush  | Vladimir Putin  | U.S.  | 30  | 45  | Italy  | 30  | 26  | Canada  | 28  | 36  | 37  | Britain  | 24  | Germany  | 32  | 19  | 14  | France  | 19  | Spain  | 7  | Russia  | 18  | 2003 2007  | Percent with a lot or some confidence in leaders to do  | the right thing regarding world affairs 