Axios: “The U.S.’ image around the world has sharply improved since President Biden took office after dipping during the Trump administration, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in 16 countries. The high marks come as Biden embarks on his first overseas trip as president. Though opinions of the U.S. have broadly increased internationally, people in allied countries did not express great confidence in the U.S. as an ally and were also concerned about its domestic politics. More than 6 in 10 people in the surveyed countries said they have confidence in Biden to do the right thing in world affairs. In 12 of the surveyed countries, a median of 75% expressed confidence in Biden, compared with 17% for Trump in 2020. A median of 62% across 12 nations had a favorable overall opinion of the U.S., while only 34% held that view last year. Across the 16 countries, a median of 56% said the U.S. is ‘somewhat reliable,’ 11% described it as ‘very reliable’ and 26% said it was ‘not too reliable.'”