Pakistani Public Turns Against Taliban, But Still Negative on US July 1, 2009 Companion article: Islamist Militancy in Pakistan: A View from the Provinces Full Report (PDF) Questionnaire/Methodology (PDF) Most Pakistanis now see the Pakistani Taliban as well as al Qaeda as a critical threat to the country–a major shiftContinue Reading

Obama Rockets to Top of Poll on Global Leaders June 29, 2009 Putin and Ahmadinejad Receive Lowest Marks Country-by-Country Summaries (PDF) Questionnaire/Methodology (PDF) US President Barack Obama has the confidence of many publics around the world – inspiring far more confidence than any other world political leader according to aContinue Reading

Obama Changing the Way Germans See US June 3, 2009 But Many Oppose Continuing Afghan Mission Published on June 4, 2009 Questionnaire/methodology (PDF) According to a new WorldPublicOpinion.org poll of the German public, when President Obama speaks to Germans on Friday, he will encounter an audience that is not onlyContinue Reading

Egyptian Public to Greet Obama With Suspicion June 3, 2009 Questionnaire/methodology (PDF) A new WorldPublicOpinion.org poll finds Egyptians continue to view US foreign policy quite negatively and see President Obama as closely aligned with it. At the same time, Obama has much better ratings than Bush had, and there areContinue Reading

Growing Majority of Americans Oppose Israel Building Settlements April 29, 2009 Questionnaire/Methodology (PDF) A new WorldPublicOpinion.org poll finds that three-quarters of Americans think that Israel should not build settlements in the Palestinian territories. This is up 23 points from when this question was last asked in 2002. One third ofContinue Reading