As President Donald Trump talks about reaching a peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict that is “good for all sides,” a new Gallup poll finds the American public closely split over one of the Palestinians’ longtime demands — Palestinian statehood. Currently, 45% of Americans support establishing an independent Palestinian state […] Read more »
Are the countries that Americans think are friendly to the U.S. actually friendly to the U.S.?
… How well do Americans understand who are the nation’s friends and foes in international affairs? Not too badly, it turns out. The polling organization YouGov asked 7,150 Americans between Jan. 28 and Feb. 1 to assess a random selection of 15 of 144 countries. … Many scholars and commentators […] Read more »
Americans Mixed on Secretary of State Rex Tillerson
Recently confirmed Secretary of State Rex Tillerson starts his tenure as the top U.S. diplomat with Americans viewing him about as favorably (36%) as unfavorably (33%). Nearly as many are unfamiliar with him (30%). CONT. Justin McCarthy, Gallup Read more »
Americans See US World Standing as Worst in a Decade
Americans believe the world at large sees the U.S. more unfavorably (57%) than favorably (42%), their worst assessment of the country’s image in 10 years. … Fewer than three in 10 Americans (29%) say leaders of other countries have respect for the new president, with 67% saying world leaders do […] Read more »
Public Opinion and the US-Japan Alliance
Japan holds a central role in the US alliance structure in the Asia-Pacific. But that does not mean the relationship has always been smooth. At times in the past, political winds have blown against the partnership. Today, the US-Japan relationship is again sailing into a stormy sea. It faces significant […] Read more »
Four in Ten Americans Agree They’d Rather Have Justin Trudeau as their President
Four in ten (40%) Americans ‘agree’ (26% strongly/14% somewhat) that they’d prefer to have Justin Trudeau as their President over Donald Trump, according to a new Ipsos poll of Americans, conducted for Global News in Canada. … Some Americans feel so strongly about the issue, that in an effort to […] Read more »