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reportJun 11, 2025

President Donald Trump addresses a joint session of Congress at the U.S. Capitol on March 4, 2025. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

More than half of adults in 19 of 24 countries surveyed lack confidence in Trump’s leadership on the world stage.

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reportDec 11, 2007

How the World Sees China

Negative Views of the US More Common Than Negative Views of China
reportDec 6, 2007

Terrorism, Tight Credit, and Tragedies Emerge in the News in Third Quarter

The Iraq policy debate re-emerged as the No. 1 story, replacing the campaign, in the third quarter, according to a detailed analysis of PEJ’s News Coverage Index. But terror fears, a troubled economy, and man-made disasters also grabbed the media’s attention. So too, did the three top newsmakers who ran afoul of the law.
short readsDec 4, 2007

Kenya Alone Says U.S. Acts to Reduce Global Inequality

Kenya is the sole country, among the 47 covered by the latest Pew Global Attitudes Survey, in which a majority (55%) says that U.S. policies lessen the gap between rich and poor countries. The perception that American policies increase the gap between rich and poor countries prevails in most of the countries covered by the survey.
short readsNov 30, 2007

Venezuelans Who Like U.S.-Style Democracy

Only four-in-ten Venezuelans, who will go to the polls in a key election this Sunday, told the most recent Global Attitudes Survey that they “like American ideas about democracy,” a sharp decline from the 67% who said so in 2002.
reportNov 27, 2007

Will Shared Concern about Iran Provide Common Ground for Middle East Negotiators in Annapolis?

Will Shared Concerns About Iran Promote Compromise?
reportNov 21, 2007

Boot Camp for Internet Addicts?

While South Korea has launched a boot camp for internet addicts, don’t expect any in the U.S. too soon.
reportNov 15, 2007

Lebanon’s Precarious Politics

Many of the Country’s Sectarian Differences Do Not Run Along a Straight Muslim-Christian Fault Line
reportNov 5, 2007

Global Views on Life Satisfaction, National Conditions, and The Global Economy

Highlights from the 2007 Pew Global Attitudes 47-Nation Survey
reportNov 1, 2007

Karen Hughes’ Uphill Battle

Foreign Policy, Not Public Diplomacy, Mostly Determines How the World Views America
reportOct 30, 2007

Widespread Negativity: Muslims Distrust Westerners More than Vice Versa

Westerners and Muslims Associate a Variety of Negative Traits With One Another

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reportDec 6, 2023

How close do people feel to others around the world? How much do they want their countries involved in international affairs? How do people’s experiences with travel and feelings of international connectedness relate to their views about the world? A recent 24-nation survey explores these questions.

reportFeb 28, 2024

A 24-country survey finds a median of 59% are dissatisfied with how their democracy is functioning, and 74% think elected officials don’t care what people like them think.

reportMar 13, 2024