Obama Rockets to Top of Poll on Global Leaders June 29, 2009 Putin and Ahmadinejad Receive Lowest Marks Country-by-Country Summaries (PDF) Questionnaire/Methodology (PDF) US President Barack Obama has the confidence of many publics around the world – inspiring far more confidence than any other world political leader according to aContinue Reading

International Public Opinion Says Government Should Not Limit Internet Access April 30, 2009 All Nations Polled Support Principle of Press Freedom, and Half Want More Freedom But Many Muslims and Russians Accept Press Restrictions to Preserve Political Stability Country-by-Country Summaries (PDF) Questionnaire/methodology (PDF) Full PDF Version This report presents anContinue Reading

Growing Majority of Americans Oppose Israel Building Settlements April 29, 2009 Questionnaire/Methodology (PDF) A new WorldPublicOpinion.org poll finds that three-quarters of Americans think that Israel should not build settlements in the Palestinian territories. This is up 23 points from when this question was last asked in 2002. One third ofContinue Reading

Economic System Needs ‘Major Changes’: Global Poll March 31, 2009 Full Report (PDF) Major reform of the international economic system is needed in order to solve the current crisis, according to a new global poll of over 29,000 people carried out for BBC World Service. As G20 leaders prepare toContinue Reading