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After almost two years of fighting in Ukraine, there are signs that Russia’s failure to quickly win the war -- which it originally expected to last just weeks -- has slightly dented the Russian public’s confidence in the military. Three in four Russians (75%) interviewed this past summer expressed confidence in the military, which isAfter almost two years of fighting in Ukraine, there are signs that Russia’s failure to quickly win the war -- which it originally expected to last just weeks ...

Gallup takes stock of public opinion in Russia in 2023, outlining six key insights that offer a glimpse into life for those on the other side of the conflict in Ukraine.

Oct 26, 2023 // Going into Argentina’s presidential election earlier on October 22—which has resulted in a run-off to be held in November between the top two candidates—voter confidence in the current government was near a record low (28%). The outcome of the runoffs will define how Argentina responds to the myriad challenges it faces in the years ahead, writes Gallup’s Benedict Vigers.

Jul 19, 2023 // Spanish voters will head to the polls this week for an early general election called by Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. The early election is a gamble for Sanchez, who has a stable approval rating but whose disapproval rating hovers at around 57% according to Gallup polling, writes Benedict Vigers.

May 31, 2023 // Russia has long sought to expand its influence over former Soviet countries. Gallup polling found that Russia's invasion of Ukraine not only hurt the Kremlin's standing in the West, but among states Russia considers part of its sphere of influence, write Gallup's Zacc Ritter and Steve Crabtree.

Apr 27, 2023 // In 2022, Gallup interviewed people in nearly 140 countries, asking their opinions of prominent world leaders. The result? Global opinion of U.S. and German leadership fell in 2022 compared to 2021, though leadership in both countries remain more popular than Russia and China, writes Julie Ray.

Apr 26, 2023 // How much has the Ukraine invasion hurt Russia's reputation? Polling by Gallup across 137 countries and territories found that a median of 57% of respondents disapprove of Russia's leadership-by far the highest percentage in Gallup’s trend dating back to 2007, write Zacc Ritter and Steve Crabtree.

Gallup editors offer their picks for some of the most important world discoveries -- and most highly read international stories -- in 2022.

More than 500,000 refugees have fled Ukraine since Thursday, many of them crossing into Poland, Moldova and Romania. Of Ukraine's western neighbors, these three countries were the most welcoming of migrants in 2019.

What Gallup Is Learning About Polling the World in a Pandemic Last year, the COVID-19 pandemic forced Gallup to rethink how we survey the world. Since 2005, we have conducted the majority of our World Poll surveys through face-to-face interviews -- which certainly wasnt safe or even possible to do in most places in 2020, and still isnt today. After concluding that we could safely switch from face-to-face interviews to computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI) and still maintain the data qua...