International Issues

There is minimal praise from other societies for how the United States and China are handling climate change.

Citizens offer mixed reviews of how their societies have responded to climate change, and many question the efficacy of international efforts to stave off a global environmental crisis.

Twenty years ago, Americans came together – bonded by sadness and patriotism – after the 9/11 terrorist attacks. But a review of public opinion in the two decades since finds that unity was fleeting. It also shows how support for the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq was strong initially but fell over time.

54% of U.S. adults say the decision to withdraw troops from Afghanistan was the right one, while 42% say it was wrong.

Those on the political right are more likely to say there should have been fewer public activity restrictions during the COVID-19 outbreak.

Canadian views of their own country’s and their southern neighbor’s handling of the pandemic have shifted considerably in the past year.

17% of the global population could be considered middle income in 2020. Most people were either low income (51%) or poor (10%).

Despite an uptick in positive views of the economy in some places, many say that children will be worse off financially than their parents.

Nearly two-thirds of Hindus (64%) in India say it is very important to be Hindu to be truly Indian, our survey found.

Among 17 publics surveyed, those in Japan report the most negative assessment of how their country has handled the pandemic.