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A USA Today/Gallup poll conducted two weeks before the attempted Christmas Day bomb attack on a Detroit-bound plane found 39% of Americans saying they are very or somewhat worried that they or their family member will become a victim of terror, ...

Counter to what people might read, see and hear on the news, Gallup's global polling shows the majority of people on the planet feel pretty safe.

A review of Gallup data touching on foreign policy reveals that Barack Obama is relatively well rated on the issue, even as his economy ratings lag. As of early September, Americans also had more confidence in Obama than Mitt Romney to handle ...

Gallup surveys reveal many Afghans and Pakistanis were dissatisfied with their own country's efforts to control cross-border terrorism as well as efforts across the border, even before the leak of U.S. intelligence documents related to the war.

Just a few years ago, the spread of contagious disease ranked last on a list of serious problems facing Western Europe.

A slight majority of Americans (54%) say Osama bin Laden's death will make the U.S. safer from terrorism. At the same time, 62% think a terrorist attack against the U.S. is likely in the next few weeks and 52% would retain U.S. troops in ...

A new low of 31% of Americans believe the U.S. will face a critical energy shortage in the next five years. The prior low in Gallup's trend was 45% recorded in 1978 and again in 2010.

We've seen in recent weeks a resurgence of focus on terrorism. This resulted in large part from the highly-publicized Christmas bombing attempt. The White House has mounted a continuing effort to show that it is focusing hard on the government's ...

President Barack Obama continues to get his lowest approval ratings on economic issues out of seven areas tested. His ratings on the economy also trail those of prior two-term presidents. But he earns majority approval on terrorism.

A majority of Americans (54%) say the U.S. Transportation Security Administration is doing an excellent or good job with airport security screening, while 41% say its procedures are extremely or very effective at preventing terrorism.