Studies
16 resultsTransatlantic Trends Survey, 2014
The aim of the Transatlantic Trends Survey (TTS), 2014 is to identify the attitudes of the general public towards foreign policy and transatlantic issues in ten European Union member states: France, Germany, Greece, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, and the United Kingdom, as well as in the United States, Russia and Turkey. This survey gathered respondents' views on topics including: the roles of the United States, the European Union (EU), Russia, and China in world affairs; opinions on international economic and military cooperation; and NATO's continued relevance. The survey also asked respondents about the current economic crisis, immigration, voting habits, and telephone usage. The Transatlantic Trends Survey is a continuation of the Worldviews 2002 survey undertaken by the German Marshall Fund and the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations. It is also part of the annual Transatlantic Trends Survey series undertaken by the German Marshall Fund and the Compagnia di San Paolo since 2003.
Transatlantic Trends Survey, 2013
The aim of the Transatlantic Trends Survey, 2013 was to identify the attitudes of the public in the United States, in 11 European Union member states, and in Turkey, toward foreign policy and transatlantic issues. This survey gathered respondents' views on topics including: the roles of the United States, the European Union (EU), Russia, and China in world affairs; opinions on international economic and military cooperation; NATO's continued relevance; attitudes toward Sweden joining NATO and Turkey joining the EU; and the rise of new powers in Asia. Respondents were also asked about possible interventions in Iran's and North Korea's nuclear programs, intervention in Syria, unmanned aircraft strikes, and NATO training of the Afghani military. The survey also asked respondents about economics, government spending, the current international economic crisis, the quality of the various governments' measures for economic recovery, their confidence in the EU and the euro, and the EU's economic control over member states. Respondents were also queried on immigration, voting habits, economic vs. military power, China as an international threat/asset, and their assessment of the international policies of Barack Obama and the United States. Additional questions included political partisanship and left-right political self-placement, and voting intentions. Demographic and other background information includes age, gender, race, religious affiliation, education, occupation, household composition, type of locality, and region of residence.
Transatlantic Trends Survey, 2012
The aim of the Transatlantic Trends Survey 2012 was to identify the attitudes of the public in the United States, Russia and 13 European countries towards foreign policy issues and transatlantic issues. The Transatlantic Trends Survey is a continuation of the Worldviews 2002 survey undertaken by the German Marshall Fund and the Chicago Council on Foreign Relations. It is also part of the annual Transatlantic Trends Survey series undertaken by the German Marshall Fund and the Compagnia di San Paolo from 2003 to 2011. The 2012 survey queried respondents on topics such as whether the United States, the European Union, and Russia exert strong leadership in world affairs, opinions on certain countries or organizations and their relationships and cooperation, attitudes toward Sweden joining NATO, and the rise of China. Opinions were also collected on past and future military interventions in Middle Eastern countries, government spending, attitudes towards the euro, economics, and confidence in certain institutions of Russia. Several questions solicited views on politics and voting habits, including assessments of the current president of the United States and the upcoming presidential election. Additionally other questions included political party attachment and left-right political self-placement as well as voting intentions. Demographic and other background information includes age, gender, race, religious affiliation, education, occupation, the number of people in the household, type of locality, and region of residence.