U.S. Leadership Approval Loses Some Momentum Worldwide

Image takes a hit in the Americas!

International approval of U.S. leadership lost some of its momentum in 2010 after soaring in 2009. Even so, U.S. leadership is still relatively better positioned worldwide than at any time during the last two years of the Bush administration. Across 116 countries, median approval of U.S. leadership in 2010 stood at 47% -- relatively unchanged from the 49% median across 111 countries in 2009.