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Views of Europe Slide Sharply in Global Poll, While Views of China Improve Positive views of the European Union and European nations have declined sharply over the last year--so much so that Germany has been overtaken by Japan as the world's most positively viewed major nation, a new 22-country global poll for BBC World Service suggests.The poll also finds that views of China have improved significantly over the last year, in both the developing and industrialized world, and that the country has now overtaken both the EU and the US. Views of the US overall remained similar to 2011 despite large shifts in some regions. The 2012 Country Ratings Poll, conducted by GlobeScan/PIPA among 24,090 people around the world, asks respondents to rate whether the influence of each of 16 countries and the EU is "mostly positive" or "mostly negative." [Read More...] Majority of Americans Willing to Make Defense Cuts In a unique study, a representative sample of Americans were shown the size of the defense budget from different perspectives and presented with arguments that experts make for and against cutting it. Three quarters of respondents favored cutting defense as a way to reduce the deficit, including two thirds of Republicans as well as nine in 10 Democrats. Respondents were also presented with information about the defense budget's nine major areas, including arguments for and against cutting each of them, and given the chance to increase or decrease the amount budgeted. Majorities made cuts in all nine areas, though majorities of Republicans made them only in six. Overall, respondents composed a defense budget for 2013 that was significantly smaller than for 2012, with an average cut of 18%. Republicans cut an average of 12% and Democrats 22%. (U.S. Air Force photo by Samuel King Jr.) [Read More...] |
American Public Favors Safe Havens in Syria American Public Opposes Israel Striking Iran Does the public favor defense budget cuts? Support for Economic Aid Only Modestly Dampened By Economic Downturn Large Majorities in US and Europe Endorse Focus on Renewable Energy Preventing a Nuclear Iran, Peacefully Public Consultation Finds Strong Bipartisan Support for Extending Employees' Payroll Tax Cut Three of Four American Oppose Israeli Strike on Iran (Bloomberg) To strike Iran's nuclear facilities or not to strike? Why polls differ. (Christian Science Monitor) Poll: Israeli Jews want no nuclear weapons (Agence France-Presse) 9/11: What Didn't Change (Mother Jones) Doom and Gloom (Foreign Policy) |
New Book by Steven KullFeeling Betrayed: The Roots of Muslim Anger at America  Though it has been nearly a decade since the attacks of September 11, the threat of terrorism emanating from the Muslim world has not subsided. U.S. troops fight against radical Islamists overseas, and on a daily basis, Americans pass through body scanners as part of the effort to defend against another attack. Naturally, many Americans wonder what is occurring in Muslim society that breeds such hostility toward the United States.
Steven Kull, a political psychologist and acknowledged authority on international public opinion, has sought to understand more deeply how Muslims see America. How widespread is hostility toward the United States in the Muslim world? And what are its roots? How much support is there for radical groups that attack Americans, and why? For more information and to purchase, click here WPO MediaWhat Kind of Defense Budget Would the American Public Make? May 10, 2012 event at the Stimson Center to discuss the latest Program for Public Consultation study with Steven Kull, Director of the Program for Public Consultation; Matthew Leatherman, Analyst, Stimson's Budgeting for Foreign Affairs and Defense project; and R. Jeffrey Smith, Managing Editor for National Security, Center for Public Integrity |