Violence
July 4, 2008In the wake of recent violence between Chad’s government and the followers of a Muslim spiritual leader threatening holy war against Christians and atheists, Gallup reveals that 61% of Chadians say violent conflict between the Muslim and Western worlds can be avoided.
May 27, 2008Data-driven insights into rising gas prices in the United States, a proposed Muslim school in Australia, Americans' views on the war in Iraq in respect to the upcoming presidential election, and a recent bombing in Sri Lanka.
May 21, 2008South Africans are launching attacks against immigrants in their country, blaming them for worsening social problems. Just a year ago, however, 61% of South Africans said their country was a good place for immigrants.
May 20, 2008Data-driven insights into rising gas prices in the United States, corruption concerns in Bulgaria and Romania, and Mass. Sen. Edward Kennedy's hospitalization.
March 27, 2008While 49% of Americans think that gun laws should be stricter, views vary by gender and ideology.
March 20, 2008On the five-year anniversary of the start of the Iraq war, 59% of Americans say the U.S.-led invasion was a mistake.
March 13, 2008With the five-year mark of the start of the Iraq war approaching, Gallup finds that 60% of Americans would like to see a timetable set for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq, and 59% say the war was a mistake.
March 5, 2008Even before the current dispute between Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela, few citizens of these countries approved of the leadership of the others.
February 29, 2008Brookings Institution Senior Fellow Michael O'Hanlon weighs in on Gallup data that finds Kosovar Albanians and Kosovar Serbs sharply divided over Kosovo's future.
February 22, 2008Amid growing violence in Sri Lanka, Gallup finds that nearly half of Sri Lankans say that peaceful means alone will not work to help groups that are oppressed and suffering improve their situation.