Russia’s war against Ukraine is no longer perceived as threat to world - poll
This is stated in a report on the results of the Munich Security Index survey, Censor.NET reports.
The survey collects the opinions of respondents in 12 countries on 32 different risks to track changing trends.
It is stated that these are representative samples of 1,000 people from the G7 and BRICS countries, excluding Russia; for some questions, the survey is also conducted in Ukraine.
Data collection was conducted in late October and early November with the involvement of reputable sociological companies in these countries. The margin of error is 3.1 percentage points.
Thus, compared to the end of 2022, almost all indicators related to Russia's war against Ukraine have slipped. In last year's survey, Russia remained the country with the highest risk in the five G7 countries, now it is only the United Kingdom and Japan.
The Germans are now in 7th place in terms of concern about the threat from Russia. In France, it is 6th, and in Italy, it is 12th.
In general, the Russian threat was perceived as the biggest problem in the G7 countries in 2022, and in the survey of the end of 2023, it ranked 4th.
In addition, concerns about possible mass migration as a result of armed conflict or climate change, as well as radical Islamist terrorism, especially in Europe and North America, have increased significantly.
For example, in Germany and France, fears of migration and terrorism are now at the top of the list, while in Italy they are next on the list after climate threats.
Among the G7 countries, concerns about the threat posed by Iran have also increased significantly.
In the United States, cyberattacks are seen as the biggest threat, followed by political polarisation in society, and the threat from China is third.
Indicators related to the environment and climate change are among the top three threats in almost all countries.
In the BRICS countries, unlike in the West, the perception of Russia and Iran has not changed, while the perception of China has improved.
