Iraq
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Regional spillover from the war between Hamas and Israel may test Iraqis' newfound confidence in their political and national institutions.
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While developing democracy was a U.S. goal in Iraq, 20 years after the U.S.-led invasion, adults in Iraq and 12 other Muslim-majority countries doubt the U.S. is serious about it.
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Iraqi Kurdistan's stability relative to the rest of Iraq has not translated into economic improvement.
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Canada and Great Britain are again the countries Americans view most favorably, while Russia has slipped to join North Korea as the least favorably rated of 21 countries.
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Twenty years after the start of the Iraq War, Gallup explores how Iraqis see their lives now and how their views have evolved since the U.S.-led invasion.
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Americans view Canada, Great Britain, France and Japan the best of 19 countries asked about -- and North Korea, Afghanistan, Iran, Russia and Iraq the worst.
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2020 was the most stressful year in recent history. A record-high 40% of adults worldwide said they experienced stress during a lot of the previous day.