WPO Poll: Afghan Public Overwhelmingly Rejects al-Qaeda, Taliban January 30, 2006 Strongly Supports US and International Presence Believes Pakistan Is Allowing Taliban to Operate There Questionnaire/Methodology A new WorldPublicOpinion.org poll of the Afghan public finds an overwhelming majority opposes al-Qaeda and the Taliban, endorses the overthrow of the Taliban andContinue Reading

U.S. Public Rejects Using Military Force to Promote Democracy September 29, 2005 Rejects Democratization as Rationale for Iraq War Full Report Questionnaire A new poll finds that a majority of Americans reject the idea of using military force to promote democracy. Only 35% favored using military force to overthrow dictators.Continue Reading

Iraqi Public Rejects Iranian Model June 14, 2005 But Wants Major Role for Islam in Government By Steven Kull and Evan Lewis Given the Shiite majority in Iraq, some have worried that the Iraqi electorate may vote in representatives that would institute a governmental system modeled on its Shiite neighborContinue Reading

The American Public on the Islamic World June 7, 2005 Comments By PIPA Director Steven Kull at the Conference on US-Islamic World Relations Co-Sponsored by the Qatar Foreign Ministry and the Saban Center of the Brookings Institution DOHA, Qatar—When Americans look at events in the Middle East, they do notContinue Reading