Views of US Continue to Improve in 2011 BBC Country Rating Poll March 7, 2011 Full Report (PDF) Views of the US continued their overall improvement in 2011, according to the annual BBC World Service Country Rating Poll of 27 countries around the world. Of the countries surveyed, 18 holdContinue Reading

Global Views of United States Improve While Other Countries Decline April 18, 2010 Full Report (PDF) Global views of the United States have improved markedly over the last year while views of many countries have become more negative, according to the latest BBC World Service poll across 28 countries. ForContinue Reading

Islamist Militancy in Pakistan: A View from the Provinces July 24, 2009 Companion to Pakistani Public Opinion on the Swat Conflict, Afghanistan and the U.S. By C. Christine Fair In Pakistan’s struggles with Islamist militant groups–foreign and homegrown–the country’s provinces have experienced levels of violence that differ widely by type,Continue Reading

Pakistani Public Turns Against Taliban, But Still Negative on US July 1, 2009 Companion article: Islamist Militancy in Pakistan: A View from the Provinces Full Report (PDF) Questionnaire/Methodology (PDF) Most Pakistanis now see the Pakistani Taliban as well as al Qaeda as a critical threat to the country–a major shiftContinue Reading

Views of China and Russia Decline in Global Poll February 5, 2009 Full Report (PDF) Public views of China and Russia have slipped considerably in the past year, according to a new BBC World Service poll across 21 countries. Views of the US have improved modestly over the past yearContinue Reading