The 21-country survey for the influential European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) thinktank also found that under Trump, the US is less feared by its traditional adversaries, while its allies – particularly in Europe – feel ever more distant.
The poll, of nearly 26,000 respondents in 13 European countries, the US, China, India, Russia, Turkey, Brazil, South Africa and South Korea, found majorities in almost every territory surveyed expected China’s global influence to grow over the next decade.
America is strong, but it was stronger with friends and allies.
Trump has isolated America, and although it’s still strong on its own it is weaker than ever.
Any conflict that might arise could end up with more American casualties because there won’t be any allies to soften the blow.