Large and Growing Numbers of Muslims Reject Terrorism, Bin Laden June 30, 2006 Negative Views of West and US Unabated New polls of Muslims from around the world find large and increasing percentages reject suicide bombings and other forms of violence against civilians and say they have no confidence inContinue Reading

Comparing Americans and Iraqis March 24, 2006 Surprising Agreement on US Military Presence, But Americans Have Numerous Misperceptions of Iraqis A WorldPublicOpinion.org poll of Iraqis conducted in January of this year provides the opportunity to compare Iraqi views to American views found in a March 2006 WPO poll.[Click here for moreContinue Reading

World Public Says Iraq War has Increased Global Terrorist Threat February 28, 2006 Favors Early Withdrawal from Iraq But Not If New Government Asks Forces to Stay Questionnaire/Methodology A new global poll finds that in 33 of 35 countries surveyed, the most common view is that the war in IraqContinue Reading

With Israeli Pullout, Gazans’ Support for Groups Using Terrorism Drops January 11, 2006 Sense of Security Improves By Angela Stephens A poll of Palestinians conducted in October 2005–the month after Israel completed its pullout from the Gaza Strip–shows a significant drop in support in Gaza for groups that commit terroristContinue 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