Joseph Stalin is not yet dead, it would seem. The Soviet leader who was responsible for the deaths of millions over his thirty-year rule still commands worryingly high levels of admiration for a host of reasons. These findings are clear in the first-ever comparative opinion polls on the dictator in […] Read more »
In U.S., Majority Still Names China as Top Economic Power
For the third consecutive year, a slim majority of Americans, 53%, say China is the leading economic power in the world today. Thirty-two percent believe the United States is, with relatively few naming other countries. [cont.] Jeffrey M. Jones, Gallup Read more »
Americans See U.S. Global Standing as Better, but Not Its Best
Americans’ view of how the United States is perceived in the world improved slightly in the past year, according to Gallup’s U.S. Global Status Index. [cont.] Lydia Saad, Gallup Read more »
Useful Cost-of-Living Data Don’t Come Cheap
Global cost-of-living rankings are always a hit with headline writers and readers, curious as to how Tokyo compares with New York or London. But though the numbers make for entertaining copy, factors such as currency fluctuations and the surveys’ small sample size mean the standings may not be all that […] Read more »
U.S. Use of Drones, Under New Scrutiny, Has Been Widely Opposed Abroad
The nomination of John Brennan to head the Central Intelligence Agency is expected to renew focus on the U.S. use of drones against suspected militants at his Senate confirmation hearing on February 7. But outside of the United States, opinion on the use of drones for targeted killings is already […] Read more »
American consultants abroad
… Having just finished a year as the strategist and pollster for Yesh Atid in Israel, the party led by Yair Lapid, which went from zero seats in the Knesset to the country’s second largest party in one night, I’ve been thinking about lessons learned there that apply here. A […] Read more »