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left-of-center2012

(34,195 posts) Mon Oct 7, 2019, 11:56 AM Oct 2019

U.S. is the most admired country globally thanks to the star power of President ...

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October, 2009 via Reuters:

“The United States is the most admired country globally thanks largely to the star power of President Barack Obama and his administration”

It climbed from seventh place last year, ahead of France, Germany, the United Kingdom and Japan which completed the top five nations in the Nation Brand Index (NBI).

"What's really remarkable is that in all my years studying national reputation, I have never seen any country experience such a dramatic change in its standing as we see for the United States for 2009," said Simon Anholt, the founder of NBI, which measured the global image of 50 countries each year. [...] "There is no other explanation," Anholt said in an interview, referring to the impact of Obama.

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U.S. is the most admired country globally thanks to the star power of President ... (Original Post) left-of-center2012 Oct 2019 OP

And where do we stand now? Boomer Oct 2019 #1

The 20 countries with the best reputations left-of-center2012 Oct 2019 #3

You know those ratings don't take into account houses with more than three TVs... ExciteBike66 Oct 2019 #2

Boomer

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1. And where do we stand now?

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 12:14 PM

Oct 2019

In 2018 we'd fallen to 6th place. Wonder what 2019 will bring?

https://www.ipsos.com/en-us/news-polls/Nation-Brands-Index-2018

left-of-center2012

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3. The 20 countries with the best reputations

Reply to Boomer (Reply #1)

Mon Oct 7, 2019, 02:17 PM

Oct 2019

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100212555726

FutureBrand Country Index 2019 results

The FutureBrand Country Index published for the first time since 2014 charts the global perception of 75 different countries, ranking them according to a nation's "brand" power. A country's "purpose" and "experience" are among a number of factors taken into account, as well as tourism potential, heritage and culture and quality of life.

Japan held on to top spot, while Norway climbed four places to second with Switzerland slipping from second to third. Scandinavian nations Sweden and Finland completed the top five.

For the US and UK, the research highlighted their descents as the products of increasingly divisive politics. "They are among the most advanced, democratic and diverse countries in the world, but when it comes to brand strength and attractiveness to visitors and investors alike, their popularity continues to take a nosedive," the report read.

1 Japan
2 Norway
3 Switzerland
4 Sweden
5 Finland
6 Germany
7 Denmark
8 Canada
9 Austria
10 Luxembourg
11 New Zealand
12 United States
13 Netherlands
14 Italy
15 Australia
16 UAE
17 France
18 Singapore
19 United Kingdom
20 South Korea

https://www.traveller.com.au/countries-with-the-best-reputations-futurebrand-country-index-2019-results-h1fp0d

ExciteBike66

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2. You know those ratings don't take into account houses with more than three TVs...