A new survey finds overwhelming bipartisan support for provisions in a bill that would give judges greater discretion to ease prison sentencing, sponsored by U.S. Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA). Some provisions were also contained in the House-passed First Step Act. Both pieces of legislation would roll back mandatory minimum sentencesContinue Reading
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
August 27, 2012 Arabs Want Bashar al-Assad to Step Down, Sympathize With Rebels, But Don’t Want Outside Military Intervention Public Opinion on Global Issues homepage Stewart Patrick analysis A new digest of polling data from multiple sources reveals that substantial numbers of Americans, Britons and the French support forms ofContinue Reading
Review of Polling Finds International and American Support for World Order Based on International Law, Stronger UN December 15, 2011 Public Opinion on Global Issues homepage Newly updated digests of American and international public opinion polls reveal substantial consensus on concepts of world order. Large majorities support a world orderContinue Reading
Two-thirds of Iranians Ready to Preclude Developing Nuclear Weapons in Exchange for Lifting Sanctions September 22, 2009 But Most Unwilling to Give Up Enrichment Despite Sanctions Questionnaire with Findings, Methodology (PDF) A new WorldPublicOpinion.org poll finds that two-thirds of Iranians would favor their government precluding the development of nuclear weaponsContinue Reading