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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a visit to the Fort Bragg Army base in North Carolina on Feb. 13, 2026. (Nathan Howard/Getty Images)

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short readsSep 23, 2019

United Nations gets mostly positive marks from people around the world

As leaders meet for the General Assembly, the United Nations has a mostly positive international image. Read key facts about how people worldwide view the UN.
reportAug 13, 2019

U.S. Views of China Turn Sharply Negative Amid Trade Tensions

Unfavorable opinion of China in the U.S. is at its highest level in 14 years of polling. Americans also increasingly see China as a threat, and more than half see friction in the current bilateral economic relationship.
reportJul 30, 2019

Climate Change and Russia Are Partisan Flashpoints in Public’s Views of Global Threats

The public’s views of two global threats facing the United States have changed in the past few years. Far fewer Americans view North Korea’s nuclear program as a major threat to the well-being of the U.S. than did so two years ago. Over the same period, there also has been a sharp decline in the […]
short readsJul 10, 2019

Majorities of U.S. veterans, public say the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were not worth fighting

About two-thirds of U.S. veterans say the war in Iraq was not worth fighting, while 58% say the same of the war in Afghanistan.
reportJul 1, 2019

Cybersecurity threat looms large in Japan

Special to the Japan Times As host of last week’s Group of 20 summit and the upcoming 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games, Japan has had many reasons to focus on the security of the nation’s cyberdefenses. For their part, the Japanese public worries that cyberattacks from other countries pose a major threat, and they have […]
short readsJun 26, 2019

How people in G20 nations see key issues ahead of this year’s summit

Across many G20 countries, people are strongly in favor of increased gender equality and see global climate change as a major threat.
short readsJun 20, 2019

During Trump visit, UK legislators tweeted critically of potential trade deal with U.S.

United Kingdom legislators in the House of Lords and House of Commons tweeted more critical content of Trump’s recent visit to the nation.
short readsJun 19, 2019

As trade disputes intensify, U.S. counties that rely most on exports tend to be small and in South, Midwest

The most export-dependent places in America often are far from big cities and are more likely to be in the South or Midwest than the coasts.
short readsJun 10, 2019

People in other countries don’t necessarily see U.S. and China in a zero-sum competition

Across 25 countries surveyed in 2018, at least a plurality of respondents in nine nations have favorable views of both the U.S. and China.
short readsMay 31, 2019

The countries where people are most dissatisfied with how democracy is working

Across 27 nations surveyed by Pew Research Center in 2018, people were more dissatisfied than satisfied with the way democracy is working in their country. This held especially true in a dozen countries where negative views of democracy outpaced positive by more than 10 percentage points.

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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