International Issues

Across 13 countries, people’s assessments of how well their country had handled the coronavirus outbreak were closely tied to partisanship.

International relations experts' assessment of the current crises facing the world are often at odds with those of the U.S. general public.

A median of 69% of adults across 20 global publics we surveyed are in favor of expanding the use of natural gas.

Amid the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, people around the world are still concerned by the threat of global climate change.

Few in 14 advanced countries have confidence in either Xi or Trump, and many are critical of how both countries have handled the coronavirus outbreak.

Across 14 advanced nations, a median of 61% say China has done a bad job in handling the coronavirus outbreak. And at least seven-in-ten in each of these countries have little or no confidence in President Xi Jinping.

Focus groups held across the two nations reveal the degree to which Americans and Britons see common challenges to local and national identity.

Majorities across 20 publics say government investments in scientific research are worthwhile and express a lot or some confidence in scientists to do what is right for the public.

2020 has been a year unlike any in recent memory. Here's what people in 14 countries say about the state of the world amid the pandemic.

Americans give their country comparatively low marks for its handling of the pandemic – and people in other nations tend to agree.