Press Release
Transatlantic Trends 2005 public opinion survey
September 05, 2005
For the fourth year in a row, the Transatlantic Trends survey of American and European opinion looks into the issues shaping the U.S.–European relationship, including threat perceptions, global leadership, superpowers, and general feelings toward each other. This year, additional questions were asked about the European Union, democracy promotion, human rights in China, and Iran.
Despite a flurry of diplomatic efforts on both sides of the Atlantic to improve relations, public opinion has not shifted much from last year. Our findings show that divisions noted in 2004 remain strong, although things have not worsened much. Europeans are still skeptical of U.S. leadership and Bush’s handling of foreign policy, while Americans still want to work together with Europe on global issues, despite a slight downturn of such feelings since last year.



