Partners Apart? The Foreign Policy Attitudes of the American and European Publics
Partners Apart? The Foreign Policy Attitudes of the American and European Publics
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2004
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通讯作者：
P. Everts
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作者：
P. Isernia;P. Everts
如今，人们经常辩称，大西洋两岸正在形成一条深而麻烦的鸿沟，欧洲人和美国人对世界的看法不再相同。根据2002年在美国和六个欧洲国家进行的《跨大西洋趋势调查》收集的数据，本文评估了在大众层面上是否确实存在这样的差距。它侧重于世界观的三个主要方面：(1)对威胁的看法(2)与其他国家在盟友、朋友或敌人方面的亲和感，以及(3)对使用武力的态度，无论是在一般情况下还是在特定情况下，尤其是伊拉克战争。报告的结论是，2002年欧洲公众看待世界的方式与许多普通美国人非常相似，包括对美国外交政策某些方面的行为抱有很大保留。这两个公众都有基本的世界观。在伊拉克问题上，欧洲人和美国人在某些方面(如联合国的必要作用)达成了一致，但在其他方面存在分歧。在大众层面的许多方面，大西洋两岸的差异是程度上的，而不是根本的。它们源于对现政府的不满，而不是对美国总体政策的不满。此外，所谓的欧洲“反美主义”是一个用词不当的词，它掩盖了对美国相当大的同情和热情，以及人们所感知的共同利益和价值观。
It is often argued today that a deep and troublesome gap across the Atlantic has been developing and that Europeans and Americans no longer share the same view of the world. On the basis of data gathered in the 2002 Transatlantic Trends Survey, held in the USA and six European countries, this article assesses whether there is indeed such a gap at the mass level. It focuses on three major dimensions of world views: (1) perceptions of threats (2) the sense of affinity with other countries in terms of allies, friends or foes, and (3) attitudes toward the use of force, both in general and in specific circumstances, more particularly the war over Iraq. It concludes that European publics in 2002 looked at the world in a way that is rather similar to that of many ordinary Americans including harbouring deep reservations about the conduct of certain aspects of U.S. foreign policy. Both publics share fundamental worldviews. On Iraq, Europeans and Americans agreed in some respects (such as the necessary role of the UN) but disagreed on other. In many respects at the mass level the differences across the Atlantic are of degree, and not fundamental. They result from disaffection with the present administration rather than with US policies in general. Moreover, the alleged European ‘anti-Americanism’ is a misnomer, which hides the considerable sympathies and warm feelings towards America, and the perceived common interests and values.