This week’s Economist/YouGov poll covers Trump approval numbers, the Israel-Iran conflict, anti-ICE protests, and opinion of Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and his actions

But few Europeans think they can effectively defend themselves from attack

A new YouGov survey examines European and American attitudes towards World War 2, with an accompanying study looking at expectations for future conflicts.

YouGov produced the first publicly available MRP in a Canadian election. Overall, we are pleased with how the model performed on three key measures.

YouGov’s final update of the 2025 Canadian election MRP model suggests the Liberals the Liberals will win between 170 seats and 204 seats, with a central estimate of 185.

The top issue for Canadians is U.S.-Canada relations — followed by housing, inflation, and healthcare.

Only 25% of Canadians now consider the U.S. to be an ally or friendly, down 8 percentage points from February 2025.

Most Liberals in Canada would vote in line with U.S. Democrats while Conservatives in Canada have more mixed feelings about how they would vote.

YouGov polling conducted the day after this information was revealed found that most Americans — 74% — say the conduct by Trump administration officials is a very or somewhat serious problem.

Americans and Canadians differ sharply in their view of each country's relation to the other: Only 6% of Americans view Canada as unfriendly or an enemy, while 50% of Canadians view the U.S. this way.

51% of Americans and 43% of Canadians say they oppose California, Oregon, and Washington becoming a part of Canada.

Support for the U.S. seeking to expand its territory, even if it means using force, is very low among Democrats (3% support), Republicans (6%), and Independents (2%).

Most Americans favor U.S. aid being used for disaster response, food security, counter-terrorism, and poverty relief.

Nearly all Canadians (77%) strongly or somewhat oppose Canada becoming part of the U.S., while 15% of Canadians support it.

Roughly three-quarters of voters favor Harris plans for continuing sanctions on Russia, restricting technology exports to China, and upholding commitments to international agreements.

Two-thirds of the British public back Harris, with only one in six hoping for a second Trump term

Both sides in the conflict are generally seen as having committed war crimes

Only 5% of Americans think elections in the UK are subject to more fraud than elections in the U.S.

Most people are in favor of a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, but just one in four think universities should divest from companies with Israeli ties.

Few support demonstrators' calls for divestment, and one in three believe college administrators have not responded harshly enough to the protesters.