NATO Summit: Damage Control or Wrecking Ball for U.S. Image

While approval ratings of U.S. leadership took a beating worldwide in 2017, some of the most serious damage occurred among the United States’ NATO allies — the same group gathered this week in Brussels. NATO countries led the world with the largest declines in approval of U.S. leadership between 2016 and 2017; Portugal posted a 51-percentage-point loss, followed by a loss of 44 points in Belgium and a 42-point drop in Norway. CONT.

Julie Ray, Gallup