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8% of Iranians approved of US leadership in late 2011 and early 2012 — one of the lowest ratings the US receives worldwide. 46% of Iranians support cutting ties with countries that impose economic sanctions on Iran 31% do not, showing a sizable minority of Iranians still value relations.
—Gallup World, Feb. 2012

Audio/Video: World

9/11, The United Kingdom, and the Future
A discussion of the aftershocks over the past decade—foreign and domestic, political and cultural. See more
How Will Inclusiveness Drive the Global Economy
It’s no longer enough for nonprofits and corporations to embrace gender and racial diversity—they must seek out and... See more
Conflicting Global Economic Forces
From the debt ceiling negotiations to tax cuts to how to fund Medicare, Alan Greenspan, former chairman of the Federal... See more
What’s Happening in China, and What It Means for the United...
Former Secretary of the Treasury Henry Paulson discusses the US's relationship with China, and why China has a vested... See more
Media Roundtable: The Journalists’ Take on the Economy
Journalists at the top of their game discuss the state of the economy. See more
After the “Arab Spring”
In the wake of the incredible changes across the Arab world, Nicholas Burns, director of the Aspen Strategy Group,... See more

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Fact: World
49: percent of Americans who said the troops should be removed as soon as possible, slightly higher than before bin Laden’s death, while 43 percent said troops should be kept there until the situation has stabilized, a number that was about the same as in December. Eight percent were undecided.
—Pollwatchdaily.com