Americans Believe U.S. International Strategy Has Backfired December 6, 2006 Majorities See World More Fearful of U.S. Military Force, Making Governments More Likely to Pursue WMD Public Opposes Setting Goal of Regime Change in Problem Countries Full Report Questionnaire/Methodology A Majority of Americans Reject Military Threats in Favor of DiplomacyContinue Reading

U.S. Public Opinion In Line With Iraq Study Group’s Proposals December 5, 2006 Americans Strongly Endorse Engaging Iran and Syria, Holding International Conference on Iraq Majority Favors Timeline for U.S. Withdrawal of Two Years or Less Questionnaire/Methodology Iraq Study Group Report A Majority of Americans Reject Military Threats in FavorContinue Reading

Q & A: Shibley Telhami and Joost Hiltermann November 20, 2006 WPO Talks with the University of Maryland’s Shibley Telhami and International Crisis Group’s Joost Hiltermann Shibley Telhami is the Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development at the University of Maryland, and a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the SabanContinue Reading

Baghdad Shias Believe Killings May Increase Once U.S.-led Forces Depart but Large Majorities Still Support Withdrawal Within a Year November 20, 2006 Shias in the Capital—Unlike Those in the Rest of Iraq—Oppose Disarming Militias Full Report Questionnaire/Methodology Most Shia Arabs living in Baghdad have shifted in recent months from preferringContinue Reading