Over on the main GMF site, you will find a link to Transatlantic Trends, GMF’s signature survey of American and European public opinion. This year’s findings include data on the U.S. election, Russia as a threat to stability, attitudes toward continued reconstruction in Afghanistan, support for NATO, perceptions of various global threats, and attitudes about [...]

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Whether it was the crowds in Berlin this summer or newspaper polls asking how Europeans would vote in the U.S. presidential elections, Senator Barack Obama has been seen as more popular in Europe than Senator John McCain.   We found Europeans to have a significantly more favorable opinion of Senator Obama than Senator McCain (69% [...]

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NOTE: This is an informational compilation. GMF does not endorse, either explicitly or implicitly, the content contained herein.   NEWS   Russian troops dismantle west Georgia checkpoints Reuters, Lasha Berulava, 10 Sep 2008 Summary: “Russian soldiers were dismantling checkpoints in western Georgia on Wednesday, a Georgian official and a Reuters witness said, two days after [...]

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