Despite an extended period of economic difficulty, Pew pollsters Andrew Kohut and Michael Dimock show that Americans' core values and beliefs about economic opportunity remain largely optimistic and unchanged.

Andrew Kohut, founding director of the Pew Research Center, discusses the themes outlined in his forthcoming CFR Working Paper Resilient American Values: Optimism in an Era of Growing Inequality and Economic Difficulty, as part of CFR's State and Local Officials Conference Call series.

Hector Becerra of the Los Angeles Times identifies the importance of the use of Spanish by speakers at both the Republican and Democratic national conventions as both parties hope to connect with Latino voters.

Alexander Burns writes that polling numbers are often contradictory, with irrationality transcending both party lines and opinions of the president.

A Pew Research Center polling report shows that the public focus is predominantly domestic and economic, while still keeping a wary eye on Iran and related security issues.

This slideshow summarizes the results of an Arab public opinion poll conducted by the University of Maryland with Zogby International.

President Obama has heralded a "new era of global engagement." But what do publics in the United States and around the world actually think about today's global challenges-and the international institutions to cope with them? Experts inaugurate the launch of Public Opinion on Global Issues (www.cfr.org/public_opinion), the most comprehensive digest ever assembled of existing polling data on U.S. and global public attitudes toward multilateral cooperation in the twenty-first century, by analyzing and discussing these questions.

Listen to experts as they launch Public Opinion on Global Issues, the most comprehensive digest ever assembled of existing polling data on U.S. and global public attitudes toward multilateral cooperation in the twenty-first century.

Listen to experts as they launch Public Opinion on Global Issues, the most comprehensive digest ever assembled of existing polling data on U.S. and global public attitudes toward multilateral cooperation in the twenty-first century.

Andrew Kohut and James M. Lindsay discuss the findings of a quadrennial survey of foreign policy and national security attitudes conducted by CFR and the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press.

Experts discuss poll results revealing the divergent opinions of Republicans and Democrats on U.S. foreign affairs priorities and how these could affect the presidential election.

A new poll by the Chicago Council on Global Affairs shows a majority of Americans think the United States should "be ready" to negotiate with countries like Cuba, Iran, Myanmar, North Korea and Zimbabwe, as well as groups like Hamas and Hezbollah. The poll also shows a majority want the United States to withdraw most of its combat troops from Iraq within two years.

Pakistan's new president, Asif Ali Zardari, takes office amid growing ire against  U.S. military actions in Pakistan. Seven years after 9/11, is Islamabad still committed to counterterrorism?

Listen to three polling experts discuss the role of foreign policy in the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign.

Watch three polling experts discuss the role of foreign policy in the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign.

Watch three polling experts discuss the role of foreign policy in the 2008 U.S. presidential campaign.

This report from the Pew Hispanic Center says a majority of Latino voters are returning to the Democratic Party. Just 23 percent of Latino registered voters align with the Republican Party, the study finds.

David Makovsky, an expert on Israeli politics, says it is virtually inevitable that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will be forced to resign, and considers his possible successors.

This survey of US public opinion from Foreign Policy Index shows that large majorities say the U.S. should withdraw from Iraq and most say this can be achieved without making the U.S. more vulnerable to terrorists. But the public also feels a sense of obligation to the Iraqi people combined with helplessness to change the outcome.