The original question was: "Do you think (survey country) should have UN approval before it uses military force to deal
with an international threat or do you think that would make it too difficult for our country to deal with international threats?"
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UN approval before using military force to deal with international threats 2011
This statistic shows the share of repsondents from selected countries all over the world who think that their country should get UN approval before using military force to deal with international threats, and those who think this approval would make it too difficult for their country to deal with the threat. The survey was conducted in spring 2011. In 2011, ** percent of respondents in the United States thought their country should get a UN approval before using military force to deal with international threats, while ** percent thought getting the approval would make it too difficult to deal with the threats.
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Pew Research Center. (November 17, 2011). Do you think your country should have UN approval before using military forces to deal with a threat, or not? (Worldwide 2011) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved August 01, 2026, from /statistics/219352/un-approval-before-using-military-force-to-deal-with-international-threats/
Pew Research Center. "Do you think your country should have UN approval before using military forces to deal with a threat, or not? (Worldwide 2011)." Chart. November 17, 2011. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed August 01, 2026. /statistics/219352/un-approval-before-using-military-force-to-deal-with-international-threats/
Pew Research Center. (2011). Do you think your country should have UN approval before using military forces to deal with a threat, or not? (Worldwide 2011). ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 01, 2026. /statistics/219352/un-approval-before-using-military-force-to-deal-with-international-threats/
Pew Research Center. "Do You Think Your Country Should Have Un Approval before Using Military Forces to Deal with a Threat, or Not? (Worldwide 2011)." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 17 Nov 2011, /statistics/219352/un-approval-before-using-military-force-to-deal-with-international-threats/
Pew Research Center, Do you think your country should have UN approval before using military forces to deal with a threat, or not? (Worldwide 2011) ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/219352/un-approval-before-using-military-force-to-deal-with-international-threats/ (last visited August 01, 2026)
Do you think your country should have UN approval before using military forces to deal with a threat, or not? (Worldwide 2011) [Graph], Pew Research Center, November 17, 2011. [Online]. Available: /statistics/219352/un-approval-before-using-military-force-to-deal-with-international-threats/