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Pew Research CenterMarch 8, 2019
Americans and Germans are worlds apart in views of their countries’ relationship in 2018

Germans increasingly want to spend more on defense, even as fewer Americans see a need for European allies to enlarge defense budgets

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Germans increasingly want to spend more on defense, even as fewer Americans see a need for European allies to enlarge defense budgets

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Americans and Germans are worlds apart in views of their countries’ relationship in 2018
Americans and Germans diverge sharply in their views of bilateral relations
Americans want more cooperation with European allies – including Germany – but Germans are less likely to want cooperation with the U.S.
Do you think the relationship between the U.S. and Europe/U.S. and Germany should remain as close as it has been or do you think that the U.S./Germany should take a more independent approach to foreign policy than it has in the past
Both U.S. and Germany are positive toward NATO
Germans are about four times more likely than Americans to view the other country as an important partner for foreign policy
Americans oppose initial tariffs on Germany, but Germans strongly favor retaliatory tariffs
Germans increasingly want to spend more on defense, even as fewer Americans see a need for European allies to enlarge defense budgets

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