America’s global image plummeted following the election of President Donald Trump, amid widespread opposition to his administration’s policies and a widely shared lack of confidence in his leadership. Now, as the second anniversary of Trump’s election approaches, a new 25-nation Pew Research Center survey finds that Trump’s international image remains […] Read more »
Mandela the Politician
… Mandela was absolutely determined to lead a modern, cutting-edge campaign, drawing heavily on research to achieve his goals. He was also desperate to learn. Amazingly, he would sit through a two-hour presentation on a national poll, watch a focus group from behind a glass wall and page through graphs […] Read more »
Mandela’s Influence Reflected in South Africans’ Perceptions of Progress
Nelson Mandela’s passing on Thursday marks the end of a life that symbolized the potential for peace and progress in sub-Saharan Africa. … In 2010, Gallup asked South Africans whether their families were better off than they had been prior to the abolition of apartheid 16 years earlier. More than […] Read more »
Nelson Mandela
Our opportunity to work for Nelson Mandela is the most important thing many of us have ever done. He was a transforming leader but also a unique person of such judgment, strong will, and unwavering commitment to justice—not just in South Africa but instinctively. … He was pragmatic, respectful of […] Read more »
Nelson Mandela was consistently among ‘most admired’ people, polling shows
Nelson Mandela, the former South African president and human rights icon, has died. He was 95. In his lifetime, Mandela was routinely regarded by Americans as one of the “most admired” people in the world, according to decades of Gallup polls. In annual polls going back to 1946, Mandela has […] Read more »