Perceptions of former President Trump and handling of the pandemic to blame, as US ranks last on COVID-19 metric, among 105 nations in the study
Well-governed nations climb ranks in top 20 –
Japan is top-performing Asian nation and second overall, just behind Germany
Australia is only new entrant in top 10 as traditional powerhouses – UK, France, China, Russia, India – see mixed
perceptions of pandemic responses
New Zealand is fastest-improving in ranking, climbing to 16
th
th) and Luxembourg (32
nd) highest ranked new entrants
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The decline of US soft power? Last year s ranking leader, America plummets down the Global Soft Power Index
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