WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 (Xinhua) -- A growing number of people from around the world see U.S. power and influence as a major threat, a survey by Washington-based think tank Pew Research Center has found.
The research results, released in early August, showed that a median of 38 percent of those surveyed across over 30 different countries believe U.S. power and influence poses a major threat to their countries, up 13 percent from the result of a similar poll conducted in 2013.
The proportion of the public that view U.S. power and influence as a major threat to their countries grew in over 20 surveyed countries.
The largest increase occurred in Spain, up 42 percent to 59 percent, while in Turkey, U.S. power and influence was a top concern for 72 percent of the respondents, the highest proportion in the category, after a 28-percentage-point rise.
Among several long-standing allies of the United States, both Australia and the UK saw 35 percent of those polled that perceive U.S. power and influence as a major threat, with an increase of 13 and 11 percent, respectively.
Concerns about U.S. power and influence grew by 10 percent in Canada, Germany and Sweden, and 8 percent in France and the Netherlands, the research said.
Other countries, including Greece, Poland and India, had a shrinking share of people who think U.S. power and influence are a big concern, while perceptions of that in Russia, the Philippines and Jordan remained unchanged between 2013 and 2017.
Besides, over 60 percent of all the respondents said ISIS and climate change were a greater threat to their national security, followed by 51 percent of those worrying about cyberattacks and the global economy the most.
The research was conducted from February 16 to May 6, 2017, among about 42,000 people from across the globe.
