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Results from Two New Critical Issues Polls: American Attitudes toward the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (May and June 2022)

Full Questionnaire: American Attitudes toward the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Part 1 (May 2022)

Full Questionnaire: American Attitudes toward the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: Part 2 (June 2022)

New Analysis from Two Critical Issues Polls: Democrats say Biden and members of Congress lean toward Israel more than they do

Find the latest analysis by Shibley Telhami in his Brookings article: "New polls: Democrats say Biden and members of Congress lean toward Israel more than they do"

Analysis from latest Critical Issues Poll: "It’s risky for Biden to go to the Middle East"

Find Shibley Telhami's analysis in The Washington Post Monkey Cage article: "It’s risky for Biden to go to the Middle East,"

New Findings on "American Public Attitudes on the Middle East"

Full Questionnaire: American Public Attitudes on the Middle East

"Poll reveals white Americans see an increase in discrimination against other white people and less against other racial groups": Article on findings from recent Critical Issues Poll

Find the key findings by Professor Stella Rouse and Professor Shibley Telhami in their article published by The Conversation: "Poll reveals white Americans see an increase in discrimination against other white people and less against other racial groups"

New Findings on "American Attitudes on Race and Ethnicity"

Full Questionnaire: American Attitudes on Race and Ethnicity

Public Dissonance Over The State of U.S. Democracy And Issue Priorities of A Polarized Electorate

Please find the latest UMD Critical Issues Poll report here and the press release about the report here

Demographic Study of American Attitudes Before the 2020 Elections

Please find the latest UMD Critical Issues Poll report here and questionnaire here.

Study of American Attitudes toward the Political and Economic System

Please find the latest UMD Critical Issues Poll report here and questionnaire here.

Shibley Telhami on "Israel is about to reveal its West Bank annexation plans. How will Congress respond?"

To read the article on the Washington Post's Monkey Cage, please click here. To view the questionnaire from this poll, please click here.

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Shibley Telhami on "Israel is about to reveal its West Bank annexation plans. How will Congress respond?"

To read the article on the Washington Post's Monkey Cage, please click here. To view the questionnaire from this poll, please click here.

Two Timely Articles on U.S. Public Attitudes toward Iran, and on the Afghan War

Below please find links to two timely articles:

The first is on American public opinion toward Iran policy, which shows that three-quarters of Americans do not believe that American interests warrant war with Iran, and a majority blame the Trump administration's policies for increased tension in the Gulf over the past few months. It is currently appearing in Foreign Policy. Please find that article here.

The second article, which appears in the Washington Post's Monkey Cage, analyzes American public opinion toward the war in Afghanistan in light of the Washington Post's Afghanistan Papers suggesting that both Republican and Democratic administrations misled the public on the war. Our public opinion poll shows the possible impact on American public opinion. Please find that article here.

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Study of American Attitudes toward Iran, Syria, and Afghanistan

Please find the latest UMD Critical Issues Poll report here.

Results from Two New Critical Issues Polls: American Attitudes toward the Middle East

To view the full questionnaire, please click here, to view the full PowerPoint, please click here, and to view the presentation and panel discussion on "The US and the Middle East: What Americans think," which took place at the Brookings Institution on October 22, 2019, please click here.

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Shibley Telhami and Stella Rouse on "New Impeachment Poll: Quid Pro Quo Trouble Ahead"

To view the full article in Lawfare, please click here.

Study of American Attitudes on Immigration and Refugees

Please find the latest UMD Critical Issues Poll report here.

Shibley Telhami on "New Poll: Despite Partisan Divides on Immigration, Americans Oppose Family Separation"

To view the full article in Lawfare, please click here. To view the questionnaire for this poll, please click here.

Shibley Telhami on "Americans Are Increasingly Critical of Israel"

To view the full article in Foreign Policy, please click here. To view the questionnaire for this poll, please click here.

Shibley Telhami on "What Do Americans Think of Trump's Summit With Kim Jong Un?

To view the full article in Politico, please click here. To view the U.S. questionnaire for this poll, please click here and to full the view the analysis from The Genron NPO please click here.

America First? American National Identity Declines Over Last Two Years Among Both Republicans and Democrats

Please find the latest UMD Critical Issues Poll report here.

Confronting North Korea's nuclear and missile programs: American and Japanese views of threats and options compared

On January 8, the Foreign Policy program at the Brookings Institution held a poll release and panel discussion looking at how the Japanese and American publics view the threats and the options available to deal with North Korea, including military options. Two new polls - one in Japan, carried out by Japan's The Genron NPO, and one in the United States, carried out by the University of Maryland's Critical Issues Poll with Nielsen Scarborough - probed Japanese and American attitudes, asking identical questions. For the poll questionnaires and PowerPoint, please click here.

Panelists
Shibley Telhami
The Anwar Sadat Professor for Peace and Development
Director of the University of Maryland Critical Issues Poll
Nonresident Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution

Yasushi Kudo
President, The Genron NPO
Tokyo, Japan

and

Richard C. Bush
The Michael H. Armacost Chair
Chen-Fu and Cecilia Yen Koo Chair in Taiwan Studies
Co-Director, Center for East Asia Policy Studies
Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, John L. Thornton China Center
and
Moderator
Michael E. O'Hanlon
Senior Fellow, Foreign Policy, Center for 21st Century Security and Intelligence
Director of Research, Foreign Policy, The Sydney Stein, Jr. Chair

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The Middle East and Russia: American attitudes on Trump's foreign policy
A Public Opinion Poll by the University of Maryland Critical Issues Poll
Shibley Telhami and Stella Rouse, Principal Investigators
Presented at the Brookings Institution on December 1, 2017

For the poll questionnaire, key findings, and a PowerPoint presentation of the results, please click here.

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Stella Rouse on 'Opinion: Latinos Need Voice, Where Is it?'

To read the full article on NBC News, please click here. (Methodological Note on Latino Sample found here)

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Latest UMD Critical Issues Poll Shows the Russia Issue is Bringing Americans into Greater Agreement, Divide Remains on Other Hot Issues

To view the full press release from the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, please click here.

American Attitudes on Syria Strikes, Travel Ban, Refugees, and Muslims

"Syria strikes, travel ban, refugees, and Muslims: American attitudes on Trump's early policies"
A Public Opinion Poll by the University of Maryland Critical Issues Poll
Shibley Telhami and Stella Rouse, Principal Investigators

For the poll questionnaire and PowerPoint presentation of the results, please click here.

To view this event on the Brookings Institution's website, please click here.

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Shibley Telhami on "After Abbas-Trump meeting: Is Abbas' optimism justified?"

To view the full article on the Brookings Institution's Markaz Blog (expanded version of an article that appeared in the Washington Post's Monkey Cage), please click here.

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Trump's First 100 Days: Examining Voter Attitudes during Trump's Presidency

Please find the full report here along with a questionnaire and key findings.

Poll Analysis by Jared McDonald on "Why Didn't Republicans Cost Trump the How a Surge in Republican Unity and a Collapse in Democratic Unity Put Trump over the Top"

To view the full analysis, please click here.

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Making Sense of a Historic Election: Examining political trends and attitudes in Trump's America

Please find the first report in the Critical Issues Poll Study Series here.

Shibley Telhami on "Americans dislike the Islamic State more than Putin or Assad. Here's how this shapes policy preferences."

To view the full article on the Washington Post's Monkey Cage, click here.

Shibley Telhami and Stella Rouse: "Commentary: It's not only Trumpers who believe voting is Rigged"

To read the full article on Reuters, please click here.

American Politics, Race, and Foreign Policy Poll Results

For the poll questionnaire, key findings, and a full PowerPoint presentation of the results on the poll, please click here.

To view the presentation of the poll results at the University of Maryland on November 1, 2016, click here.

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