Russia Not Overly Concerned about Iran
Compared with the U.S. and Western Europe, Russians are far less concerned about the potential threat from a nuclear-armed Iran.
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Compared with the U.S. and Western Europe, Russians are far less concerned about the potential threat from a nuclear-armed Iran.
About one-third of the countries in the world — 64 nations — have high or very high restrictions on religion.
Just a quarter of Muslims in Indonesia now have confidence in Osama bin Laden; similarly sharp declines are seen elsewhere in the Muslim world.
As leaders convene in Copenhagen to discuss climate change, they will address a concern shared around the globe. Publics are willing to sacrifice economic growth for the environment, but nations are split on which country should lead on global warming.
Only 50% of Americans see political instability in Pakistan as a “major threat.”
More Pakistanis say India is a threat to their country than say so about the Taliban or al Qaeda.
On a 12-question news quiz, young adults answered fewer than half correctly on average.
Most Americans say the news media has devoted too much coverage to Barack Obama’s family and personal life, but the right amount to his leadership style and policy proposals.
With desperate automakers asking Congress for $34 billion, Barack Obama unveiling key Cabinet members, and the U.S. scrambling to ease tensions between India and Pakistan, the three top storylines in the news intertwined last week.
A plurality of Americans think it was a bad decision to hold the Olympics in Beijing.
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