Which Country is America’s Biggest Enemy?

Russia's intervention in the election of the United States, the recent nuclear war of North Korea, the atrocities of Syrian chemical weapons - it is difficult to keep track of which country should be the largest enemy of the United States

I do not know exactly what people think at this time, but there is a poll about 15 years. These data ultimately provide an interesting background for contemporary American foreign policy decisions and key media-driven stories.

The first map of the day visualized the latest data of YouGov survey from January 28th to February 1st 2017 and was taken before a recent series of geopolitical turmoil.

During the investigation period, more Americans considered North Korea as an enemy, not as another country, 57% of respondents believe that the Hare Kingdom was classified as "enemy". Of course, since then, ignoring US pressure, North Korea continues to launch further missiles under the initiative of Kim Jung-eun, so new tensions are emerging. This may be useless in the case of US citizens.

As you can imagine, most countries tend to be at the top of the "enemy" range except North Korea are in the Middle East and North Africa. The following is a closeup of the area where public opinion polls are conducted in a specific country.

From this geographical point of view, Iran stands out, with 41% of Americans thinking it as "enemy". For at least this recent poll, this will be on the list of enemies after North Korea.

One sure thing is that the biggest enemies in America are not immutable. Along with the progress of world events, the identity of the major opponents in the United States has gradually calmed down, and the opinions of the citizens were uncertain.

The animation below shows a slightly different opinion poll, the answer to Gallup which was received over the years from 2001 to 2016. Specifically, Americans are (voluntarily) required to name the country "the greatest enemy"

Let's see the change of the ranking over time, such as the sudden decrease of Iraq after expulsion of Saddam and the lack of weapons of mass destruction in the country.

In particular, Iran ran good from 2006 to 2012, and this was the number one "enemy" in a yearly public opinion survey.

North Korea (2005, 2016), Iraq (2001, 2005), Russia (2015), and China (2014) also occupied the top of the list at other times.

So, who is America's biggest competitor or biggest enemy? In the Gallup poll of 2016, it was shown that a few countries clearly support most Americans. Gallup investigated more than 1,000 people in early 2016 and urged them to name it America's "biggest enemy." For most respondents (ranked first in our list), the results are not surprising. However, as we have seen, there are many strange answers. This crisis is taking place in Syria, which has been the main content of Ne wsweek for the past several years. This could be one of the main reasons for the list, and 4% of opinion polls say Syria is "the biggest enemy" in the United States. But this is a very complicated situation, regardless of whether the Syrian regime is a friend of the United States, Syria accepts US enemies as a country. This is not as simple as people in Syrian uniforms.

But what would you say if you were asked to name America's biggest competitor, or the biggest enemy? Recently there is no definite answer. There are certainly some top answers that may come to mind. However, this is not a danger that the Soviet Union is apparently in an international stage during the Cold War. Returning to World War II, the line there clearly represents which country in America. So, who is America's biggest competitor or biggest enemy? In the Gallup poll of 2016, it was shown that a few countries clearly support most Americans. Gallup investigated more than 1,000 people in early 2016 and urged them to name it America's "biggest enemy." For most respondents (ranked first in our list), the results are not surprising. However, as we have seen, there are many strange answers.