People in Muslim Nations Conflicted About UN

Favor More Active UN With Broader Powers, But See US Domination and Failure to Deal With Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

A poll of seven majority Muslim nations finds people conflicted about the United Nations. On one hand there is widespread support for a more active UN with much broader powers than it has today. On the other hand, there is a perception that the UN is dominated by the US and there is dissatisfaction with UN performance on several fronts, particularly in dealing with the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

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World Publics Strongly Favor Requiring More Wind and Solar Energy, More Efficiency, Even If It Increases Costs

Most Think It Will Save Money in the Long Run

A new WorldPublicOpinion.org poll of 21 nations finds very strong support for the government requiring utilities to use more alternative energy, such as wind and solar, and requiring businesses to use energy more efficiently, even if these steps increase the costs of energy and other products. Fewer than half of the nations polled favor putting more emphasis on nuclear energy or on coal or oil.

In all nations most people reject the view that shifting to alternative energy sources would hurt the economy, believing instead that it would save money in the long run.

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Publics in Developed Countries Ready to Contribute Funds Necessary to Cut Hunger in Half By 2015

Higher Food and Energy Prices are a Burden, Says Global Poll

US 'War on Terror' Has Not Weakened al Qaeda, Says Global Poll

McCain and Obama Supporters Largely Agree on Approaches to Energy, Climate Change

International Poll: No Consensus On Who Was Behind 9/11

All Countries in BBC Poll Prefer Obama to McCain

Muslims Positive About Globalization, Trade

Iranian Public Opinion on Governance, Nuclear Weapons and Relations with the United States

Iraqi Public Opinion on the Presence of US Troops

World Falls for American Media, Even as It Sours on America (New York Times)

Poll: World wants green action, despite costs (Christian Science Monitor)

Obama and a makeover for the 'ugly American' (International Herald Tribune)

You Report, We Marginalize (Washington Post)

Election 2008: The Challenge of Change Roundtable (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

President Obama and the world (BBC News)

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On The Media from NPR: Global Headache

For much of the world, the image of Barack Obama as the president-elect doesn't square with their notions about the United States. It's all resulting in a massive case of cognitive dissonance says Steven Kull, director of the Program on International Policy Attitudes.