Americans’ current views of foreign nations range from highly positive evaluations of Canada (92% favorable) and Great Britain (90%) to highly negative ratings of Iran (11%) and North Korea (9%). CONT. Jay Loschky & Rebecca Riffkin, Gallup Read more »
Many in U.S. followed Charlie Hebdo story closely, but past terrorist incidents abroad drew more attention
The attack on the offices of the satirical French newspaper Charlie Hebdo claiming 12 lives was the most closely followed news in the U.S. last week, but interest in the story was not as high when compared with four previous terrorist incidents abroad. CONT. Bruce Drake, Pew Read more »
Terrorism Worries Little Changed; Most Give Government Good Marks for Reducing Threat
In the aftermath of deadly terrorist attacks in Paris — and months after the start of U.S. airstrikes against ISIS — there has been little change in the public’s worries about an imminent terrorist attack in the United States. … In addition, the public gives high ratings to the U.S. […] Read more »
Analyzing European Views of Muslims
Two polls conducted well before gunmen attacked the Paris offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo say a lot about the state of relations between France and its Muslim population, the largest in Europe. CONT. Robin Wright, Wall Street Journal Read more »
Decade After ‘Freedom Fries,’ U.S. Opinion of France Strong
As French President Francois Hollande visits the U.S. this week, including being honored at the first state dinner of President Barack Obama’s second term, 78% of Americans view France favorably. This represents a full restoration of France’s U.S. image more than 10 years after it tumbled to 34% favorable in […] Read more »
People in UK more likely to sympathise with poor than Americans, French and Germans
Britons are less inclined than the French to regard the workless as indulged, readier than the Germans to pay taxes to help them, and decidedly less relaxed about top salaries than the Americans, according to a major transnational study by the academic thinktank YouGov-Cambridge, which put identical questions to voters […] Read more »