Nicholas Kent

Majorities across much of Western Europe, North America and the Asia-Pacific region have a favorable view of the European Union.

U.S. adults are the least confident in Biden out of 17 publics surveyed and among the least confident in Angela Merkel, Emmanuel Macron, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping.

The novel coronavirus continues to pose weighty challenges for people around the world.

Most people in 8 EU countries thought their country – and the bloc as a whole – had done a good job dealing with the pandemic this summer.

A median of 66% across eight EU member nations rated the organization positively this summer.

The United Nations is broadly credited with promoting peace and human rights as younger adults are more supportive of cooperation with other countries.

Many legislators in four English-speaking countries directly addressed George Floyd’s killing and the subsequent protests on Twitter.

Despite major changes in laws and norms surrounding the issue of same-sex marriage and the rights of LGBT people around the world, public opinion on the acceptance of homosexuality in society remains sharply divided by country, region and economic development.

A median of 77% across 34 countries surveyed use the internet at least occasionally or own an internet-enabled smartphone.

People are widely dissatisfied with democracy in their country and believe that elected officials don’t care what people like them think.