Negative views of US influence in the world have increased in the majority of countries surveyed in the latest global country poll for the BBC World Service. Compared to 2014, when the poll was last conducted, double-digit increases in negative views of the US, rising to majorities, are now foundContinue Reading
Ukraine Poll: Majorities Do Not Want to Move Closer to EU or Russia March 9, 2015 Full Report (PDF) Questionnaire (PDF) A pivotal issue in the current conflict in Ukraine is whether it will move closer to the EU or Russia. The results of a new survey of UkrainiansContinue Reading
June 3, 2014 Views of Russia have strongly deteriorated since last year, as shown in the latest 24-country poll for BBC World Service conducted mostly before the events in Crimea. Feelings have become more negative in 13 countries polled, and are the most negative since the poll began in 2005.Continue Reading
May 11, 2012 Full Report (PDF) Positive views of the European Union and European nations have declined sharply over the last year–so much so that Germany has been overtaken by Japan as the world’s most positively viewed major nation, a new 22-country global poll for BBC World Service suggests. TheContinue Reading
January 25, 2012 Public Opinion on Global Issues homepage Stewart Patrick analysis As the World Economic Forum begins its annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, amid concerns that the economic slowdown in the wealthy countries is undermining public support for economic aid, newly updated digests of American and international public opinionContinue Reading