The Spaniards see Russia, the US and Israel as the three countries that most threaten world peace | Spain

On March 2, 2022, just a week after Vladimir Putin broke the European security architecture built after World War II with his large -scale invasion of Ukraine, Joe Biden, then president of the United States, pronounced his solemn speech of the State of the Union. In the middle of applause from all the Capitol benches and a long ovation to the Ukraine ambassador, Biden described the president of Russia as « dictator »He said that he had erred to believe that the allies would not close ranks around the attacked country and described what happened in Ukraine as a pulse between « tyranny and freedom. »

Three years have passed since then and today the successor of Biden, Donald Trump, head of the country self -denominated as the leader of the free world, threatens to be annexed – by good or bad – territories of allied theorists, begins a commercial war that can lead the world to recessionhumiliates the president of Ukraine, Volodimir Zelenski, in the White House and spears praise to Putin. Spanish citizens have taken note of the Copernican turn of the first world power, as can be seen from a 40DB survey. for the country and the SER chain. If you want to consult all the internal data of the study, You can do it in this link.

Respondents point to Russia, who has been assaulting their neighbor for more than three years, and Trump’s USs as the two countries that most threaten world peace. 78.3% respond with a « much or quite » to the question of whether Moscow represents a risk for global security, a percentage that falls to 70.8% in the case of Washington.

Israel, another ally of the West, appears as the third most threatening country for peace, after Russia and the US More than 50,000 dead in the Palestine Strip and a trace of destruction throughout the Middle East. This context makes 69.2% of citizens consider Israel as a threat to world peace. It is striking that this percentage exceeds the regimes faced with the West for decades, such as Iran or North Korea, according to this survey conducted to 2,000 people between March 28 and 31. One in four consulted believes that the EU is a risk to peace.

The discredit of the new Trump administration reaches such an extent that 57.4% believe “quite or very likely” that the US seizes other countries, a greater percentage than those who see Russia capable of invading an EU country.

Visions against rearme

The geopolitical earthquake first triggered by the Putin War in Ukraine and then by Trump’s return to the White House is also noticed in opinions about such current issues as defense spending, The reintroduction of military servicesending weapons and Spanish troops to conflict zones and a hypothetical output of NATO. In a context in which the US no longer seems like the faithful guarantor of European security of the last 80 years, most Spaniards support the creation of a European army and the increase in defense spending, two of the great debates that run through a Europe in which more and more leaders warn of the need to rearm.

Around 55% is « quite or very agree » with the idea of ​​creating a European army and with the thorny issue of taking out the checkbook to finance military spending. They do not reach the majority, but they do harvest considerable support, greater than 40%, issues such as betting on public investment in the military industry or sending weapons to conflict areas. Around 35% say they are “very or quite agreed” with the reimplantation of the mandatory military service or the sending of Spanish troops to conflict zones.

It is interesting to analyze how ideological lines are going through this debate. The Spanish government has assured that before 2029 the Commitment to NATO to spend in defense 2% of the Gross Domestic Product, a deadline that will most likely accelerate. While most Spaniards are in favor of spending more, support is greater among voters of conservative parties and clashes with The negative of adding supporters And we can. The rejection of the Mili is general among all ideologies, except among Vox voters. And more than 60% reject NATO’s departure from Spain, an idea that is only well received by the related to Podemos.

The general aroma that leaves the survey on global risks is clear pessimism to the future. Most believe that the world in five years will be more violent, authoritarian and unequal. A very small minority, around 10%, believes that it will be more prosperous and stable. Pessimism is spread to voters of all parties and affects all age stripes, although among the youngest it is slightly higher the percentage of those who see a less violent, authoritarian and unequal world on the horizon.

Inflation and wars are the global threats that most concern Spaniards, with more than 82% who say they perceive them as a danger. It is followed by commercial conflicts – as the one that has just caused Trump with a rise in tariffs to the rest of the world -, the increase in populisms and / or authoritarianism and the misinformation and proliferation of false news. He Climate changeinternational terrorism and migratory flows concern, on the other hand, less people, with percentages in the 70%environment.