US President Joe Biden has struggled in home polls since last year but his foreign policy is gaining greater reviews in much of Europe as he leads efforts against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
According to a study of 14 nations conducted by the German Marshall Fund of the United States on Thursday, all but Italy and Turkey had greater approval ratings of Biden's foreign policy than in the US.
Poland, a NATO member at the forefront of efforts to help Ukraine, had the highest approval rating with 74% saying they agreed completely or partially with Biden's foreign policy and only 13% disagreeing.
Additionally, more than 60% of people in Lithuania, Romania, Portugal, Sweden, and Germany approved of Biden's foreign policy. 47 percent of Americans expressed support.
The trans-Atlantic survey found that 64 percent considered the United States to be the most influential actor in the world, a slight increase from a year earlier.
In one shift, the European Union came in second, edging out China, fueled by the growing number of Europeans who said the 27-nation bloc was the most influential world player.
The study also found tepid backing for military support to Taiwan if China invades the self-governing democracy, a possibility raised by Biden amid concerns fueled by the Ukraine war.
A mere seven percent of Americans favoured sending troops to Taiwan in an invasion, a figure that was still higher than in any other country surveyed.
The survey was conducted mostly in late June and early July with an average of 1,500 respondents in each country.