Poll Watch: CNN/Opinion Research Foreign Policy Survey

CNN/Opinion Research Foreign Policy Survey

I'd like your overall opinion of some foreign countries. Is your overall opinion of each of the following very favorable, mostly favorable, mostly unfavorable, or very unfavorable?

Great Britain

• Very favorable 38%
• Mostly favorable 51%
• Mostly unfavorable 6%
• Very unfavorable 4%

Israel

• Very favorable 23%
• Mostly favorable 42%
• Mostly unfavorable 24%
• Very unfavorable 9%

France

• Very favorable 14%
• Mostly favorable 51%
• Mostly unfavorable 26%
• Very unfavorable 9%

India

• Very favorable 11%
• Mostly favorable 58%
• Mostly unfavorable 22%
• Very unfavorable 7%

Russia

• Very favorable 10%
• Mostly favorable 47%
• Mostly unfavorable 28%
• Very unfavorable 12%

Egypt

• Very favorable 8%
• Mostly favorable 47%
• Mostly unfavorable 30%
• Very unfavorable 13%

China

• Very favorable 8%
• Mostly favorable 37%
• Mostly unfavorable 34%
• Very unfavorable 20%

Syria

• Very favorable 4%
• Mostly favorable 20%
• Mostly unfavorable 44%
• Very unfavorable 27%

Pakistan

• Very favorable 3%
• Mostly favorable 13%
• Mostly unfavorable 47%
• Very unfavorable 34%

North Korea

• Very favorable 4%
• Mostly favorable 13%
• Mostly unfavorable 35%
• Very unfavorable 46%

Iran

• Very favorable 1%
• Mostly favorable 15%
• Mostly unfavorable 39%
• Very unfavorable 44%

For each of the following countries, please say whether you consider it an ally of the United States, friendly, but not an ally, unfriendly, or an enemy of the United States.

Great Britain

• Ally of the United States 64%
• Friendly, but not an ally 34%
• Unfriendly 0%
• Enemy of the United States 0%

Israel

• Ally of the United States 44%
• Friendly, but not an ally 38%
• Unfriendly 12%
• Enemy of the United States 5%

France

• Ally of the United States 36%
• Friendly, but not an ally 50%
• Unfriendly 10%
• Enemy of the United States 2%

India

• Ally of the United States 25%
• Friendly, but not an ally 56%
• Unfriendly 14%
• Enemy of the United States 1%

Egypt

• Ally of the United States 16%
• Friendly, but not an ally 48%
• Unfriendly 24%
• Enemy of the United States 7%

Russia

• Ally of the United States 16%
• Friendly, but not an ally 45%
• Unfriendly 28%
• Enemy of the United States 9%

China

• Ally of the United States 15%
• Friendly, but not an ally 47%
• Unfriendly 26%
• Enemy of the United States 11%

Pakistan

• Ally of the United States 9%
• Friendly, but not an ally 19%
• Unfriendly 47%
• Enemy of the United States 24%

Syria

• Ally of the United States 6%
• Friendly, but not an ally 20%
• Unfriendly 41%
• Enemy of the United States 25%

North Korea

• Ally of the United States 5%
• Friendly, but not an ally 12%
• Unfriendly 31%
• Enemy of the United States 49%

Iran

• Ally of the United States 5%
• Friendly, but not an ally 10%
• Unfriendly 33%
• Enemy of the United States 49%

Do you favor or oppose the limited use of military force by the United States in Libya as part of the NATO mission to enforce United Nations resolutions?

• Favor 54%
• Oppose 43%

As far as you are concerned, should the removal of Moammar Gadhafi from power in Libya be a very important foreign policy goal of the U.S., a somewhat important goal, not too important, or not an important goal at all?

• Very important 31%
• Somewhat important 37%
• Not too important 15%
• Not important at all 16%

In your view, who should have the final authority for deciding whether the United States should continue its use of military force in Libya -- Congress or President Obama?

• Congress 55%
• Obama 42%

Among Democrats

• Obama 65%
• Congress 32%

Among Republicans

• Congress 73%
• Obama 26%

Among Independents

• Congress 61%
• Obama 35%

In the Middle East situation, are your sympathies more with the Israelis or more with the Palestinians?

• Israelis 67%
• Palestinians 16%

Among Democrats

• Israelis 61%
• Palestinians 19%

Among Republicans

• Israelis 77%
• Palestinians 10%

Among Independents

• Israelis 65%
• Palestinians 17%

In the Middle East conflict, do you think the United States should take Israel's side, take the Palestinians' side, or not take either side?

• Israel’s side 32%
• Palestinians' side 1%
• Not take either side 65%

Among Democrats

• Israel’s side 19%
• Palestinians' side 0%
• Not take either side 77%

Among Republicans

• Israel’s side 52%
• Palestinians' side 3%
• Not take either side 44%

Among Independents

• Israel’s side 31%
• Palestinians' side 1%
• Not take either side 66%

Survey of 1,007 adults was conducted May 24-26, 2011. The margin of error is +/- 3 percentage points.