Pawel Zerka explains in this interview how the war in Ukraine is affecting European sentiment
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Europe has gained an awareness of its own power and agency. One could say that the war in Ukraine has awakened a sleeping giant
Paweł Zerka discusses whether Europe is capable of entering the race of global powers
Pawel Zerka discusses the results of his latest polling report on Europeans’ perceptions of China, the United States and Russia
The prevailing view in almost every country included in our survey is that the risks and benefits of Europe’s trade and investment relations with China are balanced
Jana Puglierin and Pawel Zerka comment on how Europeans perceive China according to their latest polling report
Despite the war in Ukraine, a majority of Europeans still see China predominantly as “a necessary partner,” according to the poll of more than 6,000 people in 11 E.U. member states
The poll conducted by Jana Puglierin and Pawel Zerka analyses what European citizens currently think about Europe’s place in the world and its relationship to other powers
The Taiwan or China question is still very abstract to European citizens
Pawel Zerka comments on how Europeans feel about the United States and China, according to the latest report he wrote with Jana Puglierin based on a survey conducted in 11 EU Member States
About 64% of respondents across the 11 EU member states in the survey said they saw Vladimir Putin’s Russia as a competitor (9%) or, worse, an opponent (55%)
The new ECFR survey shows that European who see Russia as adversary or rival double in number since 2021
But the longer the war in Ukraine lasts, the more important it will become to ensure that European support remains acceptable for European citizens and convincing for Ukrainians
Pawel Zerka and André Wilkens explain how European sentiments have been tested by the Ukraine war
Europeans must make sure that their actions are in line with their words
The study “European Sentiment Compass. Russia, Ukraine, and the fight for the European public” sees greater approval of the EU in the Czech Republic, Denmark, Slovakia and Slovenia compared to the previous year’s Compass.
But the axis has changed. France has been more vocal about it and Germany, as usual, has been slow.
Pawel Zerka believes that the France-Germany axis is still important