RESEARCH TEAM
German Marshall Fund, Compagnia di San Paolo, BBVA Foundation Social Studies and Public Opinion Department, Tipping Point Foundation.
DESCRIPTION
This year’s survey examines what citizens on both sides of the Atlantic think about a broad range of topics, including:
– The state of transatlantic relations under new leadership in Europe and in advance of the 2008 U.S. presidential elections
– Perceptions of international threats, such as terrorism, energy dependence, and global warming
– Attitudes toward the EU as a global actor in development, trade, peacekeeping, reconstruction, and combat
– Transatlantic cooperation on international challenges such as the mission in Afghanistan and the potential threat of a nuclear Iran
Transatlantic Trends 2007 was conducted by TNS Opinion. Data for the survey was collected in the United States and twelve European countries: Germany, France, Great Britain, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain, Turkey, Bulgaria, and Romania.