The United States, the proverbial “shining city upon a hill,” is a beacon of global leadership and an arbiter of moral authority. But people around the world increasingly see climate change as a top threat and, with the president of the United States unwilling to even acknowledge the problem, Washington risks ceding its authority, with profound consequences.
On Sunday, Pew Research Center released results from a survey conducted in the Spring 2018 on international threat perceptions. The data from 26 nations shows that in half of the countries surveyed, climate change tops the list and ranks highly across the board. Other major concerns included the Islamic State, cyberattacks, and North Korea. The full results are here.
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