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Afghans Assess Roles for NATO, U.N., Regional Actors

Reconstruction viewed as the top job, currently and ideally

November 20, 2009

Afghans surveyed in June see NATO, the United Nations, India, and Iran playing roles in reconstruction more than anything else -- in line with what Afghans say they should do. However, Afghans are as likely to see Pakistan’s role as supporting the Taliban as helping with reconstruction.More ...

Karzai Faces Steep Climb to Curb Perceptions of Corruption

Pre-election surveys show Afghans perceive widespread government corruption

November 10, 2009

With newly re-elected Afghan President Hamid Karzai promising to fight corruption in his country, Gallup surveys underscore the extent of the challenge he faces. Before the marred election season, 81% of Afghans said corruption was widespread and 69% said their government wasn’t doing enough to fight it.More ...

Many in Asia Wait to Rate New U.S. Administration

Approval down in three of eight countries polled

September 22, 2009

Across eight Asian countries Gallup surveyed, approval of U.S. leadership is down slightly in 2009 compared with 2008, in large part attributable to an increase in the percentage who did not have an opinion. In Afghanistan and Pakistan, approval of U.S. leadership remains steady.More ...

Georgians Favor Ongoing Cooperation Among CIS Countries

But few believe alliance’s current structure should be maintained

August 25, 2009

Despite Georgia’s recent withdrawal from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), two-thirds of Georgians interviewed in May expressed the need for cooperation among some or all CIS member countries. However, few Georgians favored maintaining the CIS in its current form.More ...

Few Voting-Age Afghans Confident Election Will Be Fair

Half still say voting is effective way to bring about positive change

August 17, 2009

As Afghans head to the polls Thursday to vote in the second presidential election in the young democracy’s history, a Gallup Poll shows 50% of voting-age Afghans believe in elections, but fewer than one in four (24%) are confident that this one will be fair.More ...

Chinese Consumer Confidence Up Across 16 Cities

Eleven percent of respondents have bought a car in 2009, 15% want to

August 13, 2009

A Gallup survey conducted in June 2009 across 16 Chinese cities found economic optimism in the second quarter of 2009 returning to its third quarter 2008 level, before the economic collapse.More ...

Georgians’ Attitudes Toward Russia Less Friendly Since War

More Georgians favor close relations with United States, European Union

August 12, 2009

Gallup Polls suggest that the war last year in South Ossetia may have been a tipping point in recent Georgian-Russian relations. Less than half of Georgians (47%) now say that their country has to have good relations with Russia by all means -- down from 64% before the war.More ...

Religion, Secularism Working in Tandem in Bangladesh

Secular governance not reducing importance citizens place on religion

July 29, 2009

Despite a landslide victory by the secular Awami League in the December 2008 election, Bangladeshis remain strongly religious in their personal lives, showing a movement toward separation of religion and politics.More ...

One in Five College-Educated Chinese Wants to Emigrate

Top destination choices are U.S., South Korea, France

July 27, 2009

In China, 20% of college-educated Chinese say they would like to move permanently to another country if they had the opportunity. They are more likely than their less-educated counterparts to say they are underpaid for the work they do and less likely to say it is a good time to find a job in their area.More ...

Before Attacks, Indonesians Commended Anti-Terror Efforts

Sixty-eight percent said government doing enough to fight terrorism

July 23, 2009

Indonesians surveyed only a few months before the bombings in Jakarta last week gave their government high marks on combating terrorism. More than two-thirds of Indonesians (68%) said their government was doing enough, which is up markedly from 51% two years ago.More ...

Asia

Afghans Assess Roles for NATO, U.N., Regional Actors

Reconstruction viewed as the top job, currently and ideally

Karzai Faces Steep Climb to Curb Perceptions of Corruption

Pre-election surveys show Afghans perceive widespread government corruption

Many in Asia Wait to Rate New U.S. Administration

Approval down in three of eight countries polled

Georgians Favor Ongoing Cooperation Among CIS Countries

But few believe alliance’s current structure should be maintained

Few Voting-Age Afghans Confident Election Will Be Fair

Half still say voting is effective way to bring about positive change

Chinese Consumer Confidence Up Across 16 Cities

Eleven percent of respondents have bought a car in 2009, 15% want to

Georgians’ Attitudes Toward Russia Less Friendly Since War

More Georgians favor close relations with United States, European Union

Religion, Secularism Working in Tandem in Bangladesh

Secular governance not reducing importance citizens place on religion

One in Five College-Educated Chinese Wants to Emigrate

Top destination choices are U.S., South Korea, France

Before Attacks, Indonesians Commended Anti-Terror Efforts

Sixty-eight percent said government doing enough to fight terrorism

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