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African American Interests in Global Perspective : Fashioning the Future in the New World Order. Cedric Herring. African American Interests in Global Perspective : Fashioning the Future in the New World Order. Results from the National Survey of African American Opinion Leaders
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African American Interests in Global Perspective:Fashioning the Future in the New World Order • Cedric Herring
African American Interests in Global Perspective: Fashioning the Future in the New World Order • Results from the National Survey of • African American Opinion Leaders • and the Trans Atlantic Trends Survey • Cedric Herring
Percentage of African American Opinion Leaders saying “good or excellent” when asked about the Bush Administration’s handling of: • War on Terrorism • Relations w/Great Britain • Relations w/EU • Relations w/Africa • Relations w/Israel • Relations w/Mexico • Foreign Policy
Percentage From Various Countries Approving of President Bush’s Handling of International Policies: • Great Britain • France • Germany • All of Europe • USA Whites • African Americans
Percentage of African American Opinion Leaders Believing that Spending Should be Expanded for: • Military Aid • Spending on the UN • Aid to Education • Intelligence on Others • Health Care • Defense • Economic Aid to Others • NATO
Percentage From Various Countries Believing that Defense Spending Should be Expanded • Great Britain • France • Germany • All of Europe • USA Whites • African Americans
Percentage From Various Countries Believing that Economic Aid to Others Should be Expanded • Great Britain • France • Germany • All of Europe • USA Whites • African Americans
Percentage From Various Countries Believing that Social Welfare and Health Spending Should be Expanded • Great Britain • France • Germany • All of Europe • USA Whites • African Americans
African American Opinion Leaders’ Average “Feeling Thermometer” rating for: • George W. Bush • Colin Powell • Condoleeza Rice • United Nations • European Union • Donald Rumsfeld
Percentage From Various Countries Holding Favorable Opinion of the United Nations • Great Britain • France • Germany • All of Europe • USA Whites • African Americans
Percentage of African American Opinion Leaders Saying They Favor: • Limiting number of immigrants • Foreign Debt forgiveness • Banning trade with slave nations • Requiring pharmacy companies to provide AIDS meds • Reparations from former slave-trading nations • U.S. peacekeepers for UN • U.S. commander of UN troops
Percentage From Various Countries Believing the War in Iraq Has Been Worth the Loss of Life and Other Costs • Great Britain • France • Germany • All of Europe • USA Whites • African Americans
Percentage From Various Countries Saying the U.S. Should Remain the World’s Only Superpower • Great Britain • France • Germany • All of Europe • USA Whites • African Americans
Percentage From Various Countries Saying the European Union Should Become a Superpower to Counterbalance the U.S. • Great Britain • France • Germany • All of Europe • USA Whites • African Americans
Percentage From Various Countries Willing to Support Military Action Against WMDs If U.S. Acting Alone • Great Britain • France • Germany • All of Europe • USA Whites • African Americans
Percentage From Various Countries Willing to Support Military Action Against WMDs If Working With the United Nations • Great Britain • France • Germany • All of Europe • USA Whites • African Americans
Percentage From Various Countries Strongly Agreeing That It Is Justified to Bypass the United Nations if Vital National Interests are at Stake • Great Britain • France • Germany • All of Europe • USA Whites • African Americans
As of October 2003,the Percentage of Americans Saying That the War in Iraq: • Is Still Going On • Has Lasted Longer than Expected • Has Cost More than Expected • Has Not Been Worth the Costs • Does Not Have a Sufficient Plan for Rebuilding • Has Made the U.S. Safer • Is Separate From the War on Terrorism
African American Interests in Global Perspective:Fashioning the Future in the New World Order • Cedric Herring