May 18, 2009
Prior to Pakistan’s recent offensive against the Taliban, a majority of Afghans (52%) perceived Pakistan to be supporting Taliban leadership, something 12% think it should do. In contrast, only 14% think Pakistan is helping with reconstruction ...
May 14, 2009
Gallup World Poll Senior Editor Julie Ray discusses the views of Pakistanis living in the province where Pakistan’s army is battling Taliban fighters.
April 6, 2009
More Americans say they are "very concerned" about international terrorism (59%) than say the same about a number of other international matters. However, Iran's nuclear capabilities and North Korea's nuclear capabilities follow close behind, ...
March 26, 2009
Currently, 31% of Americans think the U.S. government is spending too much for national defense and military purposes, down 13 percentage points from last February.
March 18, 2009
Americans’ views of the war in Afghanistan are now the most negative they have been, with 42% calling the war a “mistake.” Six years after the U.S. invasion of Iraq, 52% of Americans still call that war a mistake, but the public’s optimism about ...
February 27, 2009
As the United States prepares to send additional forces to Afghanistan, Gallup Polls reveal that 41% of Afghans see the nation’s economy as the most pressing problem they face, compared with 12% who say security.
February 19, 2009
Before President Barack Obama’s decision this week to send additional U.S. forces to Afghanistan, a majority of Americans (52%) perceived the situation there to be going very or moderately badly; 70% thought the Taliban would retake control if ...
November 26, 2008
Gallup's Steve Crabtree discusses Gallup Poll findings relating to the challenge facing President-elect Barack Obama in addressing the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
November 26, 2008
Though about two-thirds of Israelis and Palestinians say they support the Mideast peace process, fewer than one-third among either population believe lasting peace will ever be achieved. That may present opportunities for Obama’s foreign policy ...
September 12, 2008
In June 2008, 71% of Iraqis said they think of the coalition forces in Iraq mostly as occupiers and just 17% said they think of them mostly as liberators.
