ISSUE GUIDES: America's Global Role
PUBLIC VIEW: PEOPLE’S CHIEF CONCERNS
- Vast majorities say preventing terrorism and protecting American jobs should be "top priority" foreign policy goals
- Most Americans give the U.S. high marks for helping other countries when natural disasters strike, but few give...
- Nearly three-quarters of Americans say they worry the U.S. may be losing the trust of other countries and half say...
- More than half of Americans say the U.S. does more than its share of helping less fortunate countries, but most say it's...
- The Iraq war, terrorism, gas and fuel prices top the list of Americans' concerns on foreign affairs
- Americans are divided on whether spreading democracy will lessen conflict in the world, and whether reducing global poverty...
- About half of Americans give the U.S. an "A" or a "B" for giving the war on terror the attention it deserves and four in 10...
- Half of Americans say holding prisoners at Guantanamo Bay has made the U.S. at least somewhat safer from terrorism
- Most Americans say they're not worried about themselves or a family member becoming a victim of terrorism, but...
- Strong majorities say suicide bombings are likely in the U.S. within five years but say other kinds of terror attacks are...
- Surveys have fluctuated on whether the U.S. is winning the war against terrorism, although few Americans have said...
- Most Americans say the war with Iraq has not contributed to peace and stability in the Mideast or encouraged democracy in...
- The number of Americans who say it was worth going to war in Iraq has fluctuated, but since October 2004 at least half say...
- Half of Americans say Iraq will never become a stable democracy
- The number of Americans who say the Iraq war has made the U.S. safer from terrorism has fluctuated, but when given the...
- Four in 10 Americans say the Iraq war has weakened al Qaeda, but half say it has strengthened it or had no effect
- Eight in 10 Americans say they worry the Iraq war is requiring so much money and attention that it may be distracting...
- Majorities give the U.S. a "C" or worse for having good relations with Muslim countries
- Three-quarters of Americans say they worry there may be growing hatred of the U.S. in Muslim countries, but half believe...
- Americans are divided on whether they have a favorable opinion of Muslims, but more than half say...
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