Israel and Iran Share Most Negative Ratings in Global Poll March 22, 2007 Full Report (PDF) Questionnaire/Methodology (PDF) Published on 6 March 2007 A majority of people polled for the BBC World Service across 27 countries believe Israel and Iran have a mainly negative influence in the world with almostContinue Reading

British and Canadians Criticize Leaders for Following U.S. Lead August 9, 2006 Polls Show Weak Support for Missions in Iraq and Afghanistan Two of President Bush’s closest allies—Great Britain’s Tony Blair and Canada’s Stephen Harper—have alienated voters by seeming to follow the United States’ lead on policy toward the MiddleContinue Reading

Publics in Western Countries Disapprove of Muhammad Cartoons February 16, 2006 But Right to Publish Widely Defended By Angela Stephens Published 2/16/2006 An analysis of polls on the worldwide uproar over the publication of cartoons satirizing the Prophet Muhammad shows that the prevailing attitude across several Western nations–Norway, Britain, France,Continue Reading

Global Poll Finds Iran Viewed Negatively February 3, 2006 US Continues to Get Low Marks Views of China, Russia, France Down Sharply Europe and Japan Viewed Most Positively Click here to view a new BBC poll on this subject released 3/6/2007 Questionnaire/ Methodology A major BBC World Service poll exploringContinue Reading

Global Poll Finds Diverse Economic Perceptions January 24, 2006 Mexicans, Germans, Russians Become More Upbeat; Indonesians, Britons, French, Americans More Negative Questionnaire/Methodology As the World Economic Forum meets in Davos this week to talk about the international economy, a new BBC World Service poll of 32 nations finds highly divergentContinue Reading