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Russia-Ukraine War: A majority of Americans are not confident that Donald Trump can make wise decisions regarding the Russia-Ukraine war, according to an August survey. (Read the short read)
Views of the U.S.: Amid low confidence in Trump, views of the U.S. have declined among many nations included in our 24-country survey. (Read the report)
Views of China: More people globally now see China as the world’s leading economic power, yet views of the country and its president remain broadly negative. (Read the report)

reportOct 15, 2025

Most adults across 25 countries are aware of AI, and people are generally more concerned than excited about its effects on daily life.

reportSep 15, 2025

short readSep 5, 2025

International flags outside the United Nations building in New York City. (andykazie/Getty Images)

reportAug 19, 2025

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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
reportOct 30, 2007

Widespread Negativity: Muslims Distrust Westerners More than Vice Versa

by Richard Wike, Pew Global Attitudes Project, and Brian J. Grim, Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life News headlines bombard us almost daily with examples of conflict between the Muslim world and the West, whether the war in Iraq, the search for al Qaeda in Afghanistan and Pakistan, or efforts to stop Iran’s nuclear […]
reportOct 25, 2007

Turkey and Its (Many) Discontents

by Brian J. Grim, Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life, and Richard Wike, Pew Global Attitudes Project Earlier this month, Turkey threatened to curtail U.S. military access to Turkish bases and recalled its ambassador from Washington for consultations. These actions came in response to the U.S. House Foreign Affairs Committee’s approval of a resolution […]

Signature Reports

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