Tobias Bunde writes in Washington Post that G7 citizens are increasingly united in opposing Russia

In an article for the Washington Post’s Monkey Cage column, postdoctoral researcher Tobias Bunde of the Hertie School Centre for International Security and Tom Lubbock, public opinion specialist at communications firm Kekst CNC, say that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has triggered a convergence of views among NATO’s most powerful members.

The Munich Security Index, an analysis of public risk perceptions in the G7, as well as in Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (the BRICS), shows that, “Compared to a November 2021 version of the index, respondents have become far more willing to see their country oppose Russia, both economically and militarily,” writes Bunde.

“Respondents also seem ready to consider a major overhaul of NATO’s eastern flank,” he says, noting that in some cases they even seem less concerned about escalation than their leaders. 

In the surveys conducted by Kekst CNC for the index, participants from the adult population are drawn from online research panels using a random stratified design aimed at producing a sample representative of age, gender and region. Previous editions of the index were based on two waves in March and November 2021, respectively.

Read the full article in the Washington Post here.

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