In 2025, 46% of German adults named France as Germany's most important foreign policy partner while 26% named the United States; in the same 2025 surveys, 19% of Americans named the United Kingdom as the United States' most important partner and 1% of Americans named Germany.
September 26, 2025
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Survey respondents in the 2025 Pew Research Center and Körber-Stiftung joint surveys named the countries they view as their country's most important foreign policy partner.
In 2025, U.S. adults generally viewed China and Russia as major military threats to the United States, while German adults generally viewed Russia but not China as a major security threat; both U.S. and German publics perceived China as an economic threat and expressed concern about China's growing influence.
September 26, 2025
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Perceptions of military and economic threats reported in the 2025 joint public opinion surveys of the United States and Germany.