Japanese Wary of Nuclear Energy
Survey Report After almost a month of Japan making do without nuclear energy, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda may have finally persuaded local communities that it is safe to restart two of the 50...
View ArticleGlobal Opinion of Obama Slips, International Policies Faulted
Overview Global approval of President Barack Obama’s policies has declined significantly since he first took office, while overall confidence in him and attitudes toward the U.S. have slipped modestly...
View ArticleMexicans Back Military Campaign Against Cartels
Survey Report As Felipe Calderón’s term as Mexico’s president draws to a close, Mexicans continue to strongly back his policy of deploying the military to combat the country’s powerful drug cartels....
View ArticleWidespread Condemnation for Assad in Neighboring Countries
Survey Report With the uprising against him showing no signs of abating, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is widely unpopular in neighboring countries. And the vast majority of Jordanians, Egyptians,...
View ArticlePakistani Public Opinion Ever More Critical of U.S.
Overview Following a year of tensions between their country and the United States, Pakistanis continue to hold highly unfavorable views of the U.S. and offer bleak assessments of the relationship...
View ArticleMost Muslims Want Democracy, Personal Freedoms, and Islam in Political Life
Overview More than a year after the first stirrings of the Arab Spring, there continues to be a strong desire for democracy in Arab and other predominantly Muslim nations. Solid majorities in Lebanon,...
View ArticlePervasive Gloom About the World Economy
Overview The economic mood is exceedingly glum all around the world. A median of just 27 percent think their national economy is doing well, according to a survey in 21 countries by the Pew Research...
View ArticleDeepening Economic Doubts in India
Overview The economic euphoria in India over the last few years, inspired by the country’s seemingly inevitable march toward double-digit growth, has suddenly soured. Although still relatively upbeat...
View ArticleGrowing Concerns in China about Inequality, Corruption
Overview As China prepares for its once-in-a-decade change of leadership, the Chinese people believe their country faces serious and growing challenges. In particular, the side effects of rapid...
View ArticleSocial Networking Popular Across Globe
Survey Report Social networking has spread around the world with remarkable speed. In countries such as Britain, the United States, Russia, the Czech Republic and Spain, about half of all adults now...
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