Number of Brits who see US as a global threat doubles since Donald Trump came to power, new survey shows
The number of British, who sees the US as a serious threat to global security, has rapidly increased since Donald Trump entered the White House in January.
Even before the president is bombed Iran at the weekend, almost three quarters of those who ask 72 percent of them called the US as a threat to world peace in the next decade.
Researchers, the figure that has doubled since last autumn was only 36 percent, “the highest of all time,” he said.
And despite being a rival in China, 69 percent, Israel, 73 percent in North Korea and 77 percent in North Korea, is the highest 90 percent Russia.
In recent months, Trump worried at a number of opportunities, including the desire to defend the European countries and a reckoning on television with Ukraine President Zelensky in the Oval Office.
The latest British Social Attitudes of the National Social Studies Center (BSA) shows that the fears of the United States in the world are divided along the political party lines.
Workers and green supporters – 81 percent and 96 percent – support the conservatives, or the UK – 68 and 41 percent – is more likely to see the United States as a serious threat.
The questionnaire also shows that the increasing concern of the public opinion on potential threats has led to a significant increase in supporting defense expenditures.
He believes that the defense should be the most important priority for extra government expenditures, the highest figure recorded in the survey.
However, there are significant differences by the party, the likelihood of conservative and reform supporters are higher than those who support labor or greens.
National Social Research Center (NATCEN) Research Director Gianfranco Addario, Independent The research did not enter the reasons for those who believe that the US was an important threat, but “this would be interesting to discover it.”
The authority added: “The increase in the last international conflicts is clearly reflected in the attitudes of the British population, which was never so supported by the British population and first addressed the British Social Attitudes Research in 1985.
“The perception of the US as a security threat has increased since the 2024 Presidential elections and has reached the highest level of all time since the first 100 days of the Trump administration.
“The Labor Government’s approach to handle these concerns will be very important in determining the success of the country’s security and defense policies, especially in the internal party departments, especially in the inner party departments.”
British Social Attitudes Research has been conducted every year since 1983.
