World Publics Favor New Powers for the UN May 9, 2007 Most Support Standing UN Peacekeeping Force, UN Regulation of International Arms Trade Majorities Say UN Should Have Right to Authorize Military Force to Stop Terrorism, Nuclear Proliferation, Genocide Full Report (PDF) Questionnaire (PDF) Methodology/Research Partners (PDF) Publics around theContinue Reading

America’s Image in the World March 4, 2007 Testimony of Dr. Steven Kull Director, Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA) Editor, WorldPublicOpinion.org March 6, 2007 – 10:00 AM Before House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight I would like to thank the chairman forContinue Reading

World Citizens Reject Torture, BBC Global Poll Reveals October 18, 2006 Questionnaire/Methodology A majority of people around the world are opposed to torture even if its purpose is to elicit information that could save innocent lives from terrorism, according to a BBC World Service poll of more than 27,000 peopleContinue Reading

Americans Support Full Due-Process Rights for Terrorism Suspects July 17, 2006 Majorities Oppose Rendition of Suspects to Countries that Practice Torture Most Believe Abu-Ghraib-type Abuses Still Occurring Published 7/17/06 Full Report American Questionnaire/Methodology In the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision overturning Bush Administration plans to try hundreds ofContinue Reading