This week brought some rave reviews for the Obama administration's foreign policy performance at the six month mark. My colleague Dan Drezner remarked upon a puff piece sympathetic analysis this week in The New Republic that described the White House's diplomatic maneuvering as a work of genius. The Washington Post opened a lead editorial by stating that "...only one country has worse relations with the United States than it did in January: Israel."
The Post backed up this bold claim with survey data about America's popularity in nations around the world. The data show that President Obama is distinctly more popular than President Bush. But is this the right measure of the state of bilateral relations?
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