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		</div><p>America has ranked near Saudi Arabia and Russia in an international poll of countries which use their global influence for bad purposes.</p>
<p>The Ipsos Mori study for King’s College London of 17,000 people in 24 countries found Iran is most likely to be seen as using its influence for bad at 31%.</p>
<p>This is followed by Russia and Saudi Arabia both on 25%, Israel on 24% and the US on 22%.</p>
<p>One in 10 respondents said Britain mostly uses its influence to bad ends, while 27% believe it mostly uses it for good.</p>
<p>Countries seen as most likely to use their influence for good are Germany (32%) and Canada (37%), as well as the UN (35%).</p>
<p>The poll also found nearly four in 10 (38%) around the world believe their country should never break international laws on human rights.</p>
<p>Around one in five (21%) believe these should only be broken in extreme circumstances and 22% said the laws should only be one factor their country takes into account.</p>
<p>More than half (53%) think their own country’s military should always put avoiding civilian casualties ahead of their national interest, but 14% disagree.</p>
<p>Just above half (51%) agreed if a country commits war crimes, other countries should intervene to stop it – even if that infringes on sovereignty.</p>
<p>This falls to 41% who think their own country should intervene.</p>
<p>Globally more than a third (36%) of people think their country should only trade with nations with a good human rights record, even if it hurts their economy.</p>
<p>However, a similar proportion (33%) think their country should trade with any country if it helps their economy, regardless of that country’s human rights record.</p>
<p>People in Britain and Sweden were most likely of all nationalities surveyed to say trade should only be between countries with a good human rights record, even if it harms the economy, at 50%, compared to a global average of 36%.</p>
<p>Addressing the figures when giving the annual Fulbright lecture in Edinburgh, former foreign secretary David Miliband said: <em>“The poll shows that around the world large numbers of people are looking for commitment to human rights and global engagement.</em></p>
<p><em>“However it should be shocking that the US should be perceived to have descended to the level of Russia as a global spoiler.”</em></p>
<p>He added: <em>“Britain is in Brexit baulk – neither positive nor negative, more likely to be ignored.”</em></p>
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