More than two-thirds of Americans, 68%, say they are paying “very” or “somewhat” close attention to Russia’s involvement in the situation in Ukraine. This is somewhat higher than the 61% of Americans who have paid close attention to key news events Gallup has asked about over the past two decades, […] Read more »
Most Say U.S. Should ‘Not Get Too Involved’ in Ukraine Situation
As Russian troops remain in Ukraine’s Crimea region and Crimea’s Parliament has set up a secession vote, Americans prefer the U.S. to not get too involved in the situation. By a roughly two-to-one margin (56% vs. 29%), the public says it is more important for the U.S. to not get […] Read more »
Majority Backs Sanctions on Russia Only With European Allies on Board
Most Americans in a new ABC News/Washington Post poll support economic sanctions against Russia for its actions in Ukraine – but only if the United States’ European allies participate. The result marks a general preference in U.S. attitudes for allied rather than unilateral action on international conflicts. In this case, […] Read more »
Public Sees U.S. Power Declining as Support for Global Engagement Slips
Growing numbers of Americans believe that U.S. global power and prestige are in decline. And support for U.S. global engagement, already near a historic low, has fallen further. The public thinks that the nation does too much to solve world problems, and increasing percentages want the U.S. to “mind its […] Read more »
Would The U.S. Be Better Off With A Parliament?
There are many reasons for the gridlock in Washington. Some are recent developments, as the U.S. becomes more politically polarized. Others are structural, built into the American political system. Regardless, the extreme paralysis that has recently become the norm in D.C. almost never happens in Western European democracies. “You’re asking: […] Read more »
BBC poll: Germany most popular country in the world
Germany is the most positively viewed nation in the world in this year’s annual Country Ratings Poll for the BBC World Service. More than 26,000 people were surveyed internationally for the poll. They were asked to rate 16 countries and the European Union on whether their influence in the world was “mainly […] Read more »