10.22.07
The End of Exceptionalism
Newsweek
Good news doesn't sell. You are unlikely to see a newspaper headline that says no fires in New York City last night. But it's worth pointing out that there are important positive trends afoot in the world. Large majorities across countries and cultures are in favor of democracy, free markets, trade and cultural exchange. If you think back to a generation ago, in the mid-1980s, this is a sea change. Last week's release of the Pew Global Attitudes Survey provides the most vivid evidence of a new worldwide consensus. But—and here's the bad news—it highlights the fact that that the United States is becoming the odd country out. Read more
10.05.07
Immigration, loss of culture worry nations
Washington Times
Americans are not the only people on the planet who are wary of immigration and protective of their national culture. So is everybody else. A wide-ranging "global attitudes" survey of more than 45,000 people in 47 countries released yesterday by the Pew Research Center finds assorted populations are warm to the benefits of global trade. But they're cool — downright chilly in some cases — toward the toll it could exact on their national identities. Read more
10.05.07
U.S. support for trade ties lags
Los Angeles Times
Only 59% of Americans termed "growing trade ties between countries" as "very good" or "somewhat good. That's lower than in any other nation, rich or poor, according to the latest Pew Global Attitudes poll of 45,000 people in 47 nations on five continents. Read more
10.05.07
Globalization, According to the World, Is a Good Thing. Sort Of.
New York Times
In the Pew Global Attitudes Project survey of people in 46 countries and the Palestinian territories, large majorities everywhere said that trade was a good thing. In countries like Argentina, which recently experienced trade-based growth, the attitude toward trade has become more positive. Read more
10.04.07
Global Opinion Favors Immigration Limits
AP
The findings came from a poll conducted this spring in 46 countries, plus the Palestinian territories, that was overseen by the nonpartisan Pew Research Center, a Washington-based research organization. It included countries from the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia. Read more
