Why Muslims are still mad at America September 9, 2011 By Steven Kull Originally published on CNN’s Global Public Square on September 5, 2011 On the ten-year anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, many Americans are wondering whether the risk of a terrorist attack against America has been reduced. The pictureContinue Reading

Americans and the World in Difficult Times June 2, 2010 By Steven Kull This paper was first presented on May 14th, 2010 at the Center for International Security Studies Second Annual Symposium at Princeton University As the stress of two wars combines with after-affects of a deep recession and aContinue Reading

World Publics Reject Torture June 24, 2008 But a Substantial Number Make Exception for Terrorists Country-by-Country Summaries (PDF) Questionnaire/methodology (PDF) Press Release (PDF) Full PDF Version A WorldPublicOpinion.org poll of 19 nations finds that in 14 of them most people favor an unequivocal rule against torture, even in the caseContinue Reading

World Publics Favor New Powers for the UN May 9, 2007 Most Support Standing UN Peacekeeping Force, UN Regulation of International Arms Trade Majorities Say UN Should Have Right to Authorize Military Force to Stop Terrorism, Nuclear Proliferation, Genocide Full Report (PDF) Questionnaire (PDF) Methodology/Research Partners (PDF) Publics around theContinue Reading

Muslims Believe US Seeks to Undermine Islam April 24, 2007 Majorities Want US Forces Out of Islamic Countries And Approve of Attacks on US Troops Large Majorities Agree With Many Goals of Al Qaeda But Oppose Attacks on Civilians Most Support Enhancing Role of Islam in Their Society, But AlsoContinue Reading