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Apr 25, 2022

Sri Lankans Lose Faith in Leadership as Economy Spirals

Presaging Sri Lanka's worst economic crisis in 70 years, Gallup surveys show Sri Lankans turned pessimistic about their economy for the first time in 2021.
Apr 10, 2019

Measuring the Fault Lines in Current U.S. Foreign Policy

When Americans' preferences for the U.S. role in world affairs are layered with their views on military spending, five distinct foreign policy types emerge.
Feb 25, 2016

Majority of Americans Say the World Views the U.S. Favorably

Consistent with their views in recent years, slightly more than half of Americans believe the rest of the world views the U.S. favorably. At the same time, the majority are dissatisfied with the United States' position in the world.
Mar 22, 2023

In U.S., Cyberdisruption Most Critical Threat

Americans see cyberterrorism as the most critical of 11 threats to U.S. vital interests. Nuclear weapons development by Iran or by North Korea are next, followed by international terrorism.
Apr 4, 2022

Afghans Soured on U.S. Leadership as Troops Withdrew

Afghans' disapproval of U.S. leadership soared to a record-high 83% in 2021 as the U.S. pulled troops out and the Taliban took over.
Dec 15, 2016

Gallup Vault: Americans Living Beyond Their Means

Long before credit cards became ubiquitous, 36% of Americans in 1941 said they were paying for something on "installment."
May 26, 2016

Gallup Vault: Americans' Mindset After Hiroshima

In the weeks after the U.S. dropped nuclear bombs on Japan, effectively ending World War II, most Americans thought the development of the atomic bomb was a good thing. But when Gallup last measured this, in 1998, attitudes were nearly reversed.
Apr 26, 2024

U.S. Loses Soft Power Edge in Africa

Gallup World Poll data from Africa in 2023 show that the U.S. has lost its place as the most influential global power on the continent, with China gaining ground and Russia recouping its initial losses after invading Ukraine.
Mar 6, 2023

Americans Continue to View China as the U.S.'s Greatest Enemy

Half of Americans continue to say China is the United States' greatest enemy today, with Russia getting most of the rest of the votes.
Jan 7, 2020

U.S. Party Preferences Steady During Trump Era

Americans' partisan leanings have been stable over the past four years, with 47% identifying as Democrats or leaning Democratic and 42% identifying as Republicans or leaning Republican in 2019.