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What Americans think of the British royal family before King Charles III's coronation
Most Americans (58%) say they are not very likely or not likely at all to spend their Saturday watching the king's coronation.
about 1 month agoArticle
Three in five Americans say it would be bad for the U.S. to have a monarchy
In the latest Economist/YouGov poll, many Americans have mixed feelings about Charles — about as many view him unfavorably (40%) as favorably (39%).
about 1 month agoArticle
Many want the U.S. to do more for Evan Gershkovich — more than said so about Brittney Griner
New polling by the Economist and YouGov finds that more Americans today believe the U.S. government should do more (41%) to secure Gershkovich's release than said so about Griner (23%) in the weeks following her February 2022 arrest in Russia.
about 2 months agoArticle
Most Americans favor some aid to Ukraine, though fewer expect a Ukrainian victory
Last week, more Americans believed Ukraine was beating Russia (31% to 18%). This week, as many believe Russia is ahead as say Ukraine is (23% to 23%); 36% say neither is.
3 months agoArticle
The share of Americans who say the U.S. favors Israel over Palestine has fallen since 2017
The latest Economist/YouGov poll explores Americans' stances about the conflict and finds that while Americans' sympathies have shifted little over the past five years, the shares who view the U.S. government as siding with Israel and who see see helping as Israel as an important goal for the U.S. in the Middle East have declined.
3 months agoArticle
A growing share of Americans see China as a major economic threat
One 9% of Americans see China's rapid economic rise as having been good for the U.S. Far more see it as either bad (33%) or neither bad nor good (39%).
3 months agoArticle
Who is a feminist in the West in 2023? That all depends on the question
People from across Europe are notably more likely to agree with the principles of feminism than they are to describe themselves as feminist
3 months agoArticle
Many Americans remain uncertain about the origins of Havana syndrome
Americans — and Democrats in particular — are now somewhat less likely than they were a year ago to see Havana syndrome as the result of a targeted attack by a foreign government, and somewhat more likely to see it as a mass psychogenic illness, or real symptoms resulting from an erroneous belief of an exposure to a health threat.
3 months agoArticle
More Americans prefer taking a strong stand to protect Taiwan than would choose good China relations
By 51% to 24%, Americans say it is more important for the U.S. "to take a strong stand so that China does not take over Taiwan by force" than "for the U.S. to maintain good relations with China."
3 months agoArticle
One year on: European and American attitudes to the war in Ukraine
Nations are at odds over peace negotiations
4 months agoArticle
What countries do Western Europeans and Americans consider to be similar to their own?
Americans are much more likely to see themselves as similar to the European nations surveyed than vice versa
4 months agoArticle
A growing share of Americans view China as an enemy of the United States
By 79% to 7%, Americans believe the U.S. military shooting down the Chinese surveillance balloon was the "right decision.” A smaller majority — 55% — say it was the right decision to wait to shoot the balloon down until it was over open water.
4 months agoArticle
Which countries do Americans think are democracies?
Majorities of Americans agree that the U.S. (70%) and the UK (59%) are democracies.Just 11% of Americans believe Russia is a democracy; 12% think China is.
4 months agoArticle
Is Valentine’s Day a ‘proper’ special occasion, or is it too commercialised?
Across the world, people have a cynical view of the celebration
4 months agoArticle
Most Americans support 'Welcome Corps,' Biden's new refugee sponsorship program
A new poll finds that one in three Americans express at least some interest in becoming a refugee sponsor through the new program.
5 months agoArticle
Americans are less likely than Britons to see Prince Harry's recent actions as financially motivated
Even as Americans' opinions of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have worsened, the country as a whole still views the couple far more favorably than the British do.
5 months agoArticle
There is bipartisan support for requiring negative COVID tests for travelers from China
There is bipartisan support for the testing mandate with majorities of Democrats (89%) and Republicans (79%) approving of the restriction.
5 months agoArticle
Americans support giving weapons to Ukraine — but that support declines with Russia's threats
Americans are more likely to support than oppose the United States providing Ukraine with the Patriot missile defense system when asked about it generally, but a mention of Russia’s threat of “unpredictable consequences” for the support makes Americans less sure this is a good idea.
6 months agoArticle
Americans did not expect protests in China to lead to the country changing its COVID policy
Just 23% of Americans in the latest Economist/YouGov Poll, conducted prior to China loosening some of their COVID policies, said the protests would lead to China loosening the restrictions.
6 months agoArticle
Is Christmas a ‘proper’ special occasion, or is it too commercialised?
Around a quarter of people in most Western nations surveyed think Christ’s birth is now marked more because of pressure from commercial entities
6 months ago