Editorial: Mexican victor has much to prove
People in Pakistan Really, Really Don’t Like the U.S.
Mexico’s new president will face a changing nation
Pakistani view of U.S. reaches new low
The Man With No Plan for Pakistan
Majority of Pakistanis feel India greater threat than Taliban
Survey: Anti-U.S. sentiment on the rise in Pakistan
A Week to Forget in India-Pakistan Relations
PEW Report: Anti-American sentiment rife in Pakistan
Morsi’s Election Highlights Egyptian Views of Islam’s Role in New Democracy
The declaration of Mohamed Morsi as Egypt’s first freely elected president marks a major milestone for a country that until February 2011 had spent nearly three decades under the authoritarian rule of Hosni Mubarak. At the same time, for significant numbers of Egyptians, Morsi’s relatively narrow victory over former Prime Minister Ahmed Shafiq has the potential to raise questions about Islam’s role in society.
Pakistani Public Opinion Ever More Critical of U.S.
Following a year of tensions between their country and the United States, Pakistanis continue to hold highly unfavorable views of the U.S. and offer bleak assessments of the relationship between the two nations. And President Obama is held in exceedingly low regard. Additionally, over the last few years, Pakistanis have become less willing to work with the U.S. on efforts to combat extremist groups.
Pakistan’s Supreme Court sets collision course with new prime minister
Beijing, a Boon for Africa
Europeans Agree on Sovereignty: Everyone Wants to Keep It
Poll: Arab majorities in Mideast want Assad ousted
Japan’s cautious return to a nuclear-powered future
Survey shows Mexicans strongly support military campaign against cartels — but not U.S. troops
PEW poll shows over half of Lebanese want Assad out
Jordan grants asylum to Syrian pilot who defects
Widespread Condemnation for Assad in Neighboring Countries
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is widely unpopular in neighboring countries and the vast majority of Jordanians, Egyptians, Tunisians and Turks would like to see him step down. Even though many would like to see Assad out of office, there is limited support for tougher international economic sanctions or Arab military intervention, and very little support for Western military action.
Survey: 80% of Mexicans support using military against cartels
Mexicans back drug fight but doubt effectiveness, poll shows
The Mexican People’s Dilemma in Drug War Is Next President’s, Too
Mexicans Back Military Campaign Against Cartels
As Felipe Calderón’s term as Mexico’s president draws to a close, Mexicans continue to strongly back his policy of deploying the military to combat the country’s powerful drug cartels, despite public unease about the moral cost of the drug war. Meanwhile, a majority of Mexicans say they have a positive opinion of the U.S.