The Chicago Council on Global Affairs and WorldPublicOpinion.org collaborated with organizations in other countries to undertake a follow on study to the 2006 Chicago Council Public Opinion Survey on the rise of China and India. This survey included questions asked in the 2006 Chicago Council survey and was conducted in 18 countries and the Palestinian Territories. The countries surveyed include roughly 56 percent of the world population. The study focused on key international issues, including climate change, globalization, the future of the United Nations, U.S. leadership, and the rise of China. The full report of the study was released on June 25, 2007.
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Below is further information on topical reports released throughout spring 2007.
Climate Change
An international poll released on March 14, 2007, finds widespread agreement that climate change is a pressing problem. This majority, however, divides over whether the problem of global warming is urgent enough to require immediate, costly measures or whether more modest efforts are sufficient.
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Labor and Environmental Standards in Trade Agreements
Strong majorities in developing nations around the world support requiring signatories of trade agreements to meet minimum labor and environmental standards, a multinational Chicago Council-WorldPublicOpinion.org poll finds. Nine in 10 Americans also support such protections for workers and the environment. The poll was released on March 22, 2007.
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Responsibility to Protect Against Genocide
Publics around the world say the United Nations has the responsibility to protect people from genocide and other severe human rights abuses even if this means acting against the will of their own government, according to a multinational study conducted by The Chicago Council and WorldPublicOpinion.org. Large numbers are open to UN intervention in Darfur, where Arab militias linked to the Sudanese government are accused of massacring the civilian population. The poll results were released on April 5, 2007.
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World Views of U.S. International Role
Publics around the world reject the idea that the United States should continue to play the role of preeminent world leader, finds a multinational poll conducted by The Chicago Council on Global Affairs and WorldPublicOpinion.org. Most publics say the United States plays the role of world policeman more than it should and cannot be trusted to act responsibly. But the survey also finds that majorities in most countries want the United States to do its share in multilateral efforts to address world problems and do not want it to withdraw from world affairs. Views are divided on whether the United States should reduce the number of military bases it has overseas, and in some countries, publics perceive an improvement in their bilateral relations with the United States. The poll results were released April 18, 2007.
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Globalization and Trade
Majorities around the world believe economic globalization and international trade benefit national economies, companies, and consumers. But many think trade harms the environment and threatens jobs and want to mitigate these effects with environmental and labor standards. Support for globalization is remarkably strong throughout the world. Seventeen countries, including China, India, the United States, Indonesia, France, Russia, Thailand, Ukraine, Poland, Iran, Mexico, South Korea, the Philippines, Australia, Argentina, Israel, Armenia, plus the Palestinian territories were asked if “globalization, especially increasing connections of our economy with others around the world, is mostly good or mostly bad” for their country. In every case positive answers outweigh negative ones. The poll results were released on April 26, 2007.
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Expanding UN Powers
Publics around the world favor dramatic steps to strengthen the United Nations, including giving it the power to have its own standing peacekeeping force, to regulate the international arms trade and to investigate human rights abuses. Large majorities believe the United Nations Security Council should have the right to authorize military force to prevent nuclear proliferation, genocide and terrorism. However support is not as robust among the publics polled for accepting UN decisions that go against their countries’ preferences. The poll results were released on May 10, 2007.
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Rise of China
Majorities around the world believe that China will catch up with the United States economically. It’s a prospect that leaves most of those polled—even Americans—unperturbed. In no country do most people think that this would be mostly negative, finds a multinational poll by The Chicago Council on Global Affairs and WorldPublicOpinion.org. Majorities in every country polled believe this would be either equally positive and negative or mostly positive. The poll results were released on May 28, 2007.
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