US greatest threat to world peace - poll
The US has been voted as the most significant threat to world peace in a survey across 68 different countries. Anti-American sentiment was not only recorded in antagonistic countries, but also in many allied NATO partners like Turkey and Greece. ● The End of Year survey conducted by Worldwide Independent Network/Gallup found that while US topped the list for being the biggest threat to world peace, around 4 percent of people believed India to be a threat. According to the Express Tribune, arch rival Pakistan was voted as the second biggest threat to world peace after the US. The poll found that 24 percent people considered US as the biggest threat, while 8 percent of people voted for Pakistan as a threat to world peace. The threat from the US was rated most highly in the Middle East and North Africa, those areas most recently affected by American military intervention. Moreover, the survey showed that even Americans regard their country as a potential threat with 13 percent of them voting the US could disrupt global status quo.