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Many Nigerians Support Giving Jobs to Former Militants

A Gallup survey finds 43% of Nigerians in favor of the government offering jobs to Niger Delta militants. While the Nigerian government has committed to providing education and job training, 5% mentioned the former and none mentioned the latter ...

Views on Freedom of Expression Vary in Kosovo

Many people in Kosovo are publicly expressing their views on the country’s newly declared independence. Last year, a majority of Kosovar Serbs (51%) told Gallup that many or most people in Serbia were afraid to openly express their political ...

Thank You, Readers, for a Phenomenal August

Thank you to the more than 2.5 million of you who visited Gallup.com in August. We had more traffic last month than in any month since the height of the 2008 presidential election.

Public Polarized Over Iraq

The American public continues to be sharply divided over U.S. policy in Iraq, with large differences in opinion between Republicans, who mostly support the war effort, and Democrats, who mostly oppose it. Independents align closer with the war's ...

More College Students Than U.S. Adults Say Free Speech Is Secure

U.S. college students are more likely than U.S. adults overall to view First Amendment rights as secure in society today. And while students are inclined to say free speech rights are stronger now than in the past, adults tend to say they are ...

Britons Braced for Future Terrorist Attacks

It has been three months since bombings in London once again shoved the threat of terrorist attacks back into the global spotlight. Recent Gallup polling in Great Britain suggests Britons anticipate further attacks and aren't wholly convinced ...

Global Migration Patterns and Job Creation

Gallup's World Poll, the first of its kind, reveals new findings on the "great global dream" and how it will affect the rise of the next economic empire. Jim Clifton, Gallup's chairman and CEO, offers an in-depth analysis of the study's ...

Iranians, Egyptians, Turks: Contrasting Views on Sharia

Gallup Polls conducted in Iran, Egypt, and Turkey offer three contrasting views of the role of Sharia in national law. About two-thirds of Egyptians think Sharia must be the only source of legislation, compared with 14% of Iranians and fewer ...

Bangladeshis Positive Despite Political Uncertainty

While on an uncertain political course, the Gallup World Poll reveals positive momentum in Bangladesh. Citizens of the predominantly Muslim nation continue to place a high value on democracy, and are also more likely to express confidence in ...

What Alabamians and Iranians Have in Common

In terms of their likelihood to say religion is important in their daily lives, U.S. state populations span a range that invites comparisons to some predominantly Muslim countries in the Middle East, as well as to some relatively secular nations ...