WPO Poll: Afghan Public Overwhelmingly Rejects al-Qaeda, Taliban January 30, 2006 Strongly Supports US and International Presence Believes Pakistan Is Allowing Taliban to Operate There Questionnaire/Methodology A new WorldPublicOpinion.org poll of the Afghan public finds an overwhelming majority opposes al-Qaeda and the Taliban, endorses the overthrow of the Taliban andContinue Reading

Global Poll Finds Diverse Economic Perceptions January 24, 2006 Mexicans, Germans, Russians Become More Upbeat; Indonesians, Britons, French, Americans More Negative Questionnaire/Methodology As the World Economic Forum meets in Davos this week to talk about the international economy, a new BBC World Service poll of 32 nations finds highly divergentContinue Reading

World Bank Receives Good Marks in World Poll January 24, 2006 Global Companies Less Positive, But More Popular In South Than North Questionnaire/ Methodology As leaders of the global economy convene in Davos, a new BBC poll of 32 nations finds that despite the widespread criticism it has received, theContinue Reading

Poll of 27 Countries on Most Significant Events of 2005 January 6, 2006 Iraq War, Tsunami, US Hurricanes Mentioned Most Methodology/Questionnaire A BBC World Service poll asked citizens of 27 countries (see below for list of countries) from around the world, “In the future, when historians think about the yearContinue Reading