Russian Public Wary of Obama

World Public Opinion on US Foreign Policy and Barack Obama

COLLEGE PARK, Md., July 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following survey
results were released today by the Program on International Policy Attitudes
(PIPA) at the University of Maryland:

Publics marked with an * excluded from the average for that question.

Q1-CE1b. Please tell me if you think... the United States... is playing a
mainly positive or mainly negative role in the world.
Mainly Mainly Depends Neither DK/NR
positive negative (vol.) (vol.)
US* 80 18 0 0 2
Russia 15 49 25 2 9

Q2-CE2b. Please tell me if you approve or disapprove of how... the United
States... is dealing with the issue of climate change?

Approve Disapprove DK/NR
US* 45 47 8
Russia 18 31 51

Q3-CE3b. Please tell me if you think... the United States... is or is not
generally respectful of human rights.

Is Is not DK/NR
US* 87 13 1
Russia 41 29 30

Q4-CE4b. Please tell me if you think... the United States... is or is not
generally cooperative with other countries.
Is Is not DK/NR
US* 87 12 1
Russia 47 27 26

Q5-CE5b. Please tell me if you think... the United States... does or does not
use the threat of military force to gain advantages.
Does Does not DK/NR
US* 71 26 2
Russia 78 7 15

Q6-CE6a. Now I am going to read a list of political leaders from around the
world. Tell me how much confidence you have in each leader to do the right
thing regarding world affairs -- a lot of confidence, some confidence, Not too
much confidence, or no confidence at all.

Q6a-CE6a. US President Barack Obama 2009; US President George W. Bush (2008)

A lot of Some Not too much No confidence Depends/DK
confidence confidence confidence at all (vol.)
2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008
US* 38 13 32 29 16 24 13 32 1 2
Russia 2 2 21 12 36 30 19 36 23 19

Q6b-CE6d. Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin

A lot of Some Not too much No confidence Depends/DK
confidence confidence confidence at all (vol.)
2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008
US 3 1 24 23 42 43 27 28 5 5
Russia* 51 57 31 23 8 9 2 2 8 10

Q7-US1. Which of these two views is closer to yours?

A. The US tries to promote B. The US has been an DK/NS
international laws for other important leader in
countries, but is hypocritical promoting international
because it often does not laws, and sets a good
follow these rules itself. example by following
them.
2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008
US* 40 54 56 41 4 5
Russia 76 76 13 10 12 15

Q8-US2. In our government's relations with the US, do you think the US more
often treats us fairly, OR abuses its greater power to make us do what the US
wants?

Treats us fairly Abuses its greater DK/NS
power
2009 2008 2009 2008 2009 2008
Russia 12 19 75 69 13 12

Publics marked with an * excluded from the average for that question.

RESEARCH PARTNERS

Russia: Levada Center

Contact:
Ms. Ludmila Khakhulina, lkhahul@levada.ru, (+7 095) 229-55-44

United States: Program on International Policy Attitudes / Knowledge Networks

Contact:
Dr. Stephen Weber, sweber@pipa.org, +1-202-232-7500

Dr. Michael Dennis, mdennis@knowledgenetworks.com, +1-650-289-2160

METHODOLOGY
Country Sample Size MoE Field dates Survey Type of
(unweighted) (%) methodology Sample

Russia 800 3.5 May 22-26, 2009 Face-to-Face National
United States 796 3.5 May 27-Jun 4, 2009 Internet National(1)

NOTES:
(1) In the United States, the poll was an online survey drawn from a
nationally representative sample of the Knowledge Networks online panel. This
panel is probabilistically-based, selected from the population of US telephone
households and subsequently provided with an Internet connection if needed.

SOURCE Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA) at the University of
Maryland

Steven Kull, Director, Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA) at the
University of Maryland, +1-301-254-7500