As the incoming Obama administration weighs whether to renegotiate the Korea-U.S. Free Trade Agreement, Gallup revisits South Koreans’ views on the issue and potential policy implications for the United States.More ...
Margin 4-to-1 in Japan, Australia and 2-to-1 in South Korea, Singapore
October 21, 2008
Citizens of four close U.S. partners in developed Asia clearly favor Barack Obama over John McCain to become the next U.S. president. Obama is preferred more than 4-to-1 in Japan and Australia and 2-to-1 in South Korea and Singapore, though many Singaporeans do not express a preference.More ...
In 2007, the majority of South Koreans under age 50 disapproved of the leadership in the United States, while just 29% of those 65 years of age or older disapproved.
South Koreans favor reunification despite the perceived burden
October 12, 2006
Recent Gallup World Poll data suggest that the majority of South Koreans want the two Koreas unified despite their expectation of heavy cost to the South. Considering the geopolitical position of a unified Korea and resulting implications for U.S. interests in the region, South Koreans' changing perceptions of the superpowers surrounding the Korean peninsula may be a concern to the United States.More ...
Recent Gallup World Poll data suggest that South Koreans report complex, sometimes puzzling opinions on the issues of North Korean nuclear weapons and other related matters including the withdrawal of U.S. troops in Korea. Conflicting views between the U.S. and South Korea over the issue of North Korean nuclear threats as well as the recent changes involving redeployment and reduction of U.S. troops in Korea seem to have added more complexity to this already complex issue South Koreans are faced with.More ...
