Growing Optimism That Obama Will Improve US Relations: Global Poll January 16, 2009 Full report (PDF) As Barack Obama prepares to be sworn in as the 44th president of the United States, a new 17-nation poll conducted for the BBC World Service finds widespread and growing optimism that his presidencyContinue Reading

Majority of Iraqis Endorse Election and Show Optimism January 31, 2006 But Sunnis Strongly Reject Election And Regret Overthrow of Saddam Full Report Questionnaire/Methodology The majority of Iraqis overall view the recent parliamentary elections as valid, are optimistic that their country is going in the right direction and feel thatContinue Reading