Majorities of All Iraqi Ethnic Groups Want Strong Central Government September 27, 2006 Six in Ten Approve Maliki’s Government, Though Optimism Down Full Report Questionnaire/Methodology Transcript of Brookings Saban Center Event Reports of conflict in Iraq may give the impression that the central government is so weak and unpopular thatContinue Reading

BBC World Service Poll Shows Iran’s Nuclear Ambitions Cause Concern, But People Want a Negotiated Settlement September 20, 2006 Questionnaire/Methodology World opinion does not favor aggressive international measures to stop Iran from developing nuclear weapons, according to a new 25-nation opinion poll conducted for BBC World Service, including the USA,Continue Reading

Six in Ten Poles Oppose U.S. Anti-Missile Base August 31, 2006 Poles are among the few nations that hold generally positive views of the United States. But a poll published Aug. 10, 2006, in the Polish daily Rzeczpospolita found that 63 percent of Poles were against allowing the United StatesContinue Reading

Percentage of Americans Believing Iraq had WMD Rises August 9, 2006 Growing numbers of Americans think that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction when the United States launched its 2003 invasion, though majorities also believe that the war has encouraged terrorists to attack the United States and doubt that IraqContinue 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