2007 Commentary

Analysis and research-driven commentary tied to poll findings and developments in the news

12.28.07

View from Pakistan

Before Bhutto's Assassination, Public Opinion Was Increasingly Opposed to Terrorism

12.11.07

How the World Sees China

Negative Views of the US More Common Than Negative Views of China

12.05.07

How the World Rates Women as Leaders

World Publics Hold Mixed Opinions About Women Political Leaders

11.27.07

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

Will Shared Concerns About Iran Promote Compromise?

11.15.07

Lebanon’s Precarious Politics

Many of the Country's Sectarian Differences Do Not Run along a Straight Muslim-Christian Fault Line

11.01.07

Karen Hughes’ Uphill Battle

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

10.30.07

Widespread Negativity: Muslims Distrust Westerners More than Vice Versa

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

10.25.07

Turkey and Its (Many) Discontents

The Turkish Public's Opinions of America Have Hit Rock Bottom -- but Turks Don't Think Much of Other Nations or Groups Either

08.08.07

Musharraf’s Support Shrinks, Even As More Pakistanis Reject Terrorism… and the U.S.

And Negative Views of Musharraf Are on the Rise

07.24.07

Happiness Is Increasing in Many Countries — But Why?

Rising Incomes a Big Reason, But Not the Only One

03.14.07

America’s Image in the World: Findings from the Pew Global Attitudes Project

Remarks of Andrew Kohut to the U.S. House Committee on Foreign Affairs; Subcommittee on International Organizations, Human Rights, and Oversight