As the United Nations opens its 68th General Assembly session, publics around the world continue to have a positive impression of the international organization. Clear majorities in 22 of the 39 countries surveyed say they have a favorable view of the UN, including thumbs-up from Security Council permanent members Britain, […] Read more »
British voters tell Cameron: don’t bomb Syria, but do help Obama
Before he lost Thursday night’s vote in the House of Commons, David Cameron lost the battle to persuade voters that British missiles should bomb Syria. However, we should be clear about the specific nature of the public verdict. It is not that we have become a nation of isolationists, or […] Read more »
Global Opinion of Russia Mixed
As the current chair of the G20 and host of the organization’s upcoming Leaders’ Summit, Russia has asserted itself on the world stage. Yet, in the court of public opinion, Russia gets a mixed verdict. In a global survey by the Pew Research Center, a median of just 36% among […] Read more »
Obama shines on world stage
As President Obama heads to the G20 summit in St. Petersburg this week he remains the most popular world leader. Ordinary citizens in most countries, with some notable exceptions, say they have confidence in him to do the right thing in world affairs and many generally approve of his policies. […] Read more »
New York City Tops Ipsos Top Cities Study
… The Ipsos Top Cities Study’s overall global winners were New York followed by London, Paris, Abu Dhabi and Sydney (which came top for British people as the city they most want to live in). The individual winners of each category were: New York (Best place to do business), Zurich (Best […] Read more »
UK: MPs ‘right to reject military action’ in Syria
Almost three-quarters of people believe MPs were right to reject UK military action in Syria, a poll commissioned by the BBC has suggested. The poll also suggested 72% did not think the move would damage the UK-US relationship – and two-thirds said they would not care if it did. [cont.] BBC Read more »