US Political Involvement

Global Perceptions of U.S. Leadership Improve in 2009

A world median of 51% approves of the leadership of the U.S.

February 9, 2010
The U.S.-Global Leadership Project, a partnership between the Meridian International Center and Gallup, finds median global approval of the performance of U.S. leadership at 51% in 2009, a 17-percentage-point increase from 2008.More ...

Afghans More Skeptical of U.S. Leadership, Troops in 2009

Image of United States also viewed less favorably

February 3, 2010
From mid- to late 2009, Afghans’ approval of U.S. leadership declined slightly from 50% to 44%, and they also grew more divided on whether additional U.S. troops would help their security situation.More ...

Arab League Countries' Views of U.S. Leadership Up in 2009

Approval ratings increase in 10 of 12 countries between March and October

January 13, 2010
New Gallup data from 12 Arab League countries find approval of U.S. leadership up in 10 countries in fall 2009, compared with data collected earlier in the year.More ...

U.S. Leadership, Obama Winning Favor in Latin America

Significantly more approve of U.S. leadership than in previous years

December 1, 2009
Gallup surveys conducted in Latin American find approval ratings of U.S. leadership up significantly in 2009 compared with previous years. Further, a median of 61% of Latin Americans approve of President Obama’s job performance after less than a year in office.More ...

Colombians and Venezuelans at Odds on Leadership

Disapproval of other country’s leadership along the Chavez divide

November 24, 2009
With political tensions escalating between Colombia and Venezuela, Gallup finds that 14% of Colombians approved of Venezuela’s leadership in August 2009, while 43% of Venezuelans approved of Colombia’s leadership.More ...

Nearly Half of Afghans Think More U.S. Troops Will Help

Residents in South mixed on potential effectiveness

September 30, 2009
As President Barack Obama mulls whether to commit more troops to Afghanistan, a Gallup survey during the troop buildup earlier this year found nearly half of Afghans (49%) saying additional troops would help stabilize the security situation in the southern provinces. Thirty-two percent said they would not.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 ...

Americans Say Afghanistan Going Badly, but Not a Mistake

Democrats remain more negative on the war than Republicans or independents

September 4, 2009
Six in 10 Americans (61%) say U.S. military involvement in Afghanistan was not a mistake, while the exact same percentage -- a record high -- concede things are going badly for the U.S. there.More ...

World Citizens’ Views on U.S. Leadership, Pre- and Post-Obama

Latest: Global Perceptions of U.S. Leadership Improve in 2009

Findings from Gallup surveys conducted in more than 150 countries worldwide each year reveal the extent to which views of U.S. leadership have changed from 2008 to 2009. Additional countries and analyses are added regularly.More ...

Sub-Saharan Africans More Approving of U.S. Leadership

Approval ratings increased as much as 25% after Obama took office

August 3, 2009
Among seven sub-Saharan African nations Gallup surveyed since President Obama took office, approval of the job performance of U.S. leadership is up in all but Djibouti.More ...
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