“Germany pulled firmly into the lead in 2017 following the precipitous drop in approval of U.S. leadership that coincided with the inauguration of President Donald Trump. While China, along with Russia, appears to have made modest inroads toward greater influence in some countries, a widespread substitution in preference for global leadership from either Eastern power is not evident.”
-Zacc Ritter and RJ Reinhart comment on the results of Gallup’s latest Global Leadership Poll. [Gallup]