China and Russia no longer perceived as top security threats, research finds
2024-02-14 10:36:20 source：CNBC
February 13, 2024
China and Russia are considered less of a threat to Western populations now than a year ago, as public concern pivots to non-traditional risks such as mass migration and radical Islam, new research said.
Public perception of traditional hard security risks remains higher now than three years ago but has fallen since 2022, the year Russia invaded Ukraine, survey results from the Munich Security Index 2024 showed.
The findings point to a disconnect between public sentiment and political policy as world leaders meet later this week at the Munich Security Conference to discuss what the organizers called a "downward trend in world politics, marked by an increase in geopolitical tensions and economic uncertainty."
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