Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA)
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Item Global Poll Finds Widespread Belief that Afghans Want NATO Forces Out(2008-07-23) Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA)A new WorldPublicOpinion.org poll of nations around the world finds that most publics polled believe that the Afghan people want NATO forces to leave Afghanistan now. On average 53 percent have this belief, while 30 percent assume that most Afghans want NATO forces to stay.Item US 'War on Terror' Has Not Weakened al Qaeda, Says Global Poll(2008-09-28) Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA)The US's 'war on terror' has failed to weaken its prime target al Qaeda, according to people in 22 out of 23 countries surveyed in a new poll for the BBC World Service. On average only 22 per cent believe that al Qaeda has been weakened, while three in five believe that it has either had no effect (29%) or made al Qaeda stronger (30%).Item International Poll: No Consensus On Who Was Behind 9/11(2008-09-10) Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA)A new WorldPublicOpinion.org poll of 17 nations finds that majorities in only nine of them believe that al Qaeda was behind the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the United States.Item International Poll: Most Publics--including Americans--Oppose Taking Sides in Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Israeli, Palestinian, American and Arab Leaders All Get Low Marks On Efforts to Resolve Conflict Most Favor UN Playing Robust Role in Peace Enforcement(2008-07-01) Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA)A new WorldPublicOpinion.org poll of 18 countries finds that in 14 of them people mostly say their government should not take sides in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Just three countries favor taking the Palestinian side (Egypt, Iran, and Turkey) and one is divided (India). No country favors taking Israel's side, including the United States, where 71 percent favor taking neither side.Item Declining Support for Tough Measures against Iran's Nuclear Program: Global Poll(2008-03-11) Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA)Support for tough measures against Iran's nuclear program has fallen in 13 out of 21 countries according to a new BBC World Service Poll. Compared to results from a June 2006 BBC World Service Poll, support for economic sanctions or military strikes has declined significantly, including in countries that were previously among the highest supporters of tough action.Item Iranians Overwhelmingly Reject Bin Laden: Both Iranians and Americans See Terrorism as a Threat to Their Countries(2007-01-30) Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA)Iranians and Americans are both very concerned about the danger of terrorism, reject attacks against civilians overwhelmingly and share strongly negative views of Osama bin Laden. Although the U.S. government has accused Iran's government of sponsoring international terrorism, the Iranian people themselves are somewhat more likely than Americans to oppose attacks that deliberately target civilians.Item Global Poll Finds that Religion and Culture are Not to Blame for Tensions between Islam and the West(2007-02-16) Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA)The global public believes that tensions between Islam and the West arise from conflicts over political power and interests and not from differences of religion and culture, according to a BBC World Service poll across 27 countries.Item American and Russian Publics Strongly Support Steps to Reduce and Eliminate Nuclear Weapons(2007-11-09) Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA)A new poll, conducted in the United States and Russia, finds robust support for a series of cooperative steps to reduce nuclear dangers and move toward the global elimination of nuclear weapons.Item Large Majorities of Americans and Russians Oppose All Space Weapons: Strong Bipartisan Support for Unilateral Restraint Large Majorities Favor Treaty Against Attacking or Developing the Capability to Attack Satellites(2008-01-23) Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA)Most Americans and Russians agree that their governments should work together to prevent an arms race in space. Large majorities in both countries favor unilateral restraint and a treaty that would keep space free of weapons.Item Poll Finds Widespread International Opposition to US Bases in Persian Gulf: US Approach to Muslim World Given Poor Grades by Many Nations(2005-12-18) Program on International Policy Attitudes (PIPA)A WorldPublicOpinion.org poll of 21 nations around the world finds widespread opposition to the United States having naval forces based in the Persian Gulf. Most also believe that most people in the Persian Gulf region oppose such bases.