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

4252

28

1019

32

49

0102030

405060708090

100

Percentage From Various Countries Approving of President Bush’s Handling of International Policies:

Great Britain

France

Germany

All of Europe

USA Whites

African Americans

35

15 16

30

68

29

0102030405060708090

100

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

2

48

93

19

65

2

58

27

010

2030

4050

607080

90100

Percentage From Various Countries Believing that Defense Spending Should be Expanded

Great Britain

France

Germany

All of Europe

USA Whites

African Americans

2522

15

2319

9

0

10

20

30

40

50

Percentage From Various Countries Believing that Economic Aid to Others Should be Expanded

Great Britain

France

Germany

All of Europe

USA Whites

African Americans

25 25

12

20

712

0

10

20

30

40

50

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

81

57 56

6964

82

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100

African American Opinion Leaders’ Average “Feeling Thermometer” rating for:

George W. Bush

Colin Powell

Condoleeza Rice

United Nations

European Union

Donald Rumsfeld

23

68

51

7666

31

0102030405060708090

100

Percentage From Various Countries Holding Favorable Opinion of the United Nations

Great Britain

France

Germany

All of Europe

USA Whites

African Americans

7669

80 76

63

84

0102030405060708090

100

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

37

7363

7770

33

17

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405060708090

100

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

42

13 1525

64

34

0102030405060708090

100

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

24

5 8 10

5045

0102030405060708090

100

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

33 3425 25

4

18

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100

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

5144

3238

76

56

0102030405060708090

100

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

70

5646

51

86

64

0102030405060708090

100

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

2515 14 16

4034

0102030405060708090

100

As of October 2003, the Percentage of Americans Saying That the War in Iraq:

Is Still Going OnHas Lasted Longer than

ExpectedHas Cost More than ExpectedHas Not Been Worth the Costs

Does Not Have a Sufficient Plan for Rebuilding

Has Made the U.S. SaferIs Separate From the War on

Terrorism

87

45

66

53

76

60

37

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405060708090

100

African American Interests in Global Perspective:

Fashioning the Future in the New World Order

Cedric Herring