Donald Trump’s first year back in the White House has produced a surge in the number of people in the west and emerging markets who see the US as a threat to their country’s security, according to polling for the Munich Security Conference.
The biggest increase in threat perceptions was in Canada, according to the survey, which was carried out by consultants Kekst CNC for the Munich Security Index. Trump has repeatedly threatened the US’s neighbour with punitive tariffs and even a takeover since returning to power last year.
Canadians are almost as likely as Chinese people to regard the US as a threat to their country, the poll found.