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Monday 6 July 2009 to
Monday 6 July 2009 14:00 - 14:30Online Polls
Each month Chatham House asks a series of questions on current international news stories. This enables us to engage with our online audience on a broad range of topical issues.
Please vote in our current poll on the right of this page.
Below is a selection of some of our past polls. Please note the polls do not reflect the views of Chatham House.
June 2009
Will Iran's election turmoil scupper plans for US-Iranian engagement?
Yes 47%
No 42%
Don't know 11%
Iran Election: 'The standoff between Iran and the West will continue'. Do you agree?
Yes 75%
No 15%
Don't know 10%
International drug policy should focus on reducing demand for illegal drugs in consumer countries rather than restricting supply. Do you agree?
Yes 66%
No 29%
Don't know 5%
May 2009
Should the UN have done more to end the conflict in Sri Lanka?
Yes 62%
No 28%
Don't know 10%
The West has been slow to respond to challenges posed by new adversaries'. Do you agree?
Yes 65%
No 26%
Don't know 9%
Was Pakistan right to shift from a diplomatic to a military solution against the Taliban?
Yes 55%
No 36%
Don't know 9%
April 2009
Is swine flu receiving too much attention?
Yes 70%
No 20%
Don't know 10%
Obama's 100 Days: Is America ready to lead again?
Yes 49%
No 41%
Don't know 10%
Should CIA agents be prosecuted over controversial interrogation tactics used under President Bush's administration?
Yes 51%
No 42%
Don't know 7%
Is NATO still relevant?
Yes 54%
No 39%
Don't know 7%
March 2009
Should Britain offer to give up its single seat on the IMF?
Yes 37%
No 54%
Don't know 9%
Will investment in global health decline as a result of the ongoing economic crisis?
Yes 74%
No 19%
Don't know 7%
February 2009
The US needs to focus less on its 'opponents' and more on supporting its allies. Do you agree?
Yes 58%
No 32%
Don't know 10%
Can Zimbabwe's new unity government bring an end to the humanitarian crisis?
Yes 12%
No 78%
Don't know 10%
January 2009
The Western diet must change to avert a global food supply crisis'. Do you agree?
Yes 62%
No 35%
Don't know 3%
Will President George Bush's foreign policies be vindicated over time?
Yes 21%
No 72%
Don't know 7%
Should Israel negotiate with Hamas?
Yes 73%
No 22%
Don't know 5%
December 2008
Is it likely that President-elect Obama will live up to expectations?
Yes 35%
No 56%
Don't know 9%
'The Obama administration will achieve a breakthrough in US relations with Iran.' Do you agree?
Yes 49%
No 38%
Don't know 13%
Is it time for Britain to join the Euro?
Yes 47%
No 43%
Don't know 11%
Does the media inadvertently risk turning the Mumbai terrorists into celebrities?
Yes 58%
No 37%
Don't know 5%
November 2008
Will the global economic downturn put a temporary brake on climate action?
Yes 67%
No 27%
Don't know 6%
Does the extension of the Russian presidential term from 4 to 6 years pave the way for an imminent return to the presidency for Vladimir Putin?
Yes 66%
No 21%
Don't know 13%
Should Britain withdraw troops from Afghanistan?
Yes 38%
No 54%
Don't know 8%
Who would you vote for in the US election?
Barack Obama 81%
John McCain 12%
Abstain 7%
October 2008
Will the decline in the west's economic power significantly reduce humanitarian interventions?
Yes 74%
No 19%
Don't know 7%
In the long-term will the Beijing Olympics have had the effect of enhancing China's soft-power?
Yes 53%
No 39%
Don't know 8%
The economic crisis has reached such a level that no region will remain immune. Do you agree?
Yes 78%
No 16%
Don't know 6%
The international market in conventional weapons has so far proved resistant to effective regulation. Could a new UN treaty succeed in tackling the arms trade?
Yes 20%
No 73%
Don't know 7%
September 2008
Will Britain best serve its long-term national economic interest by keeping its own currency?
Yes 48%
No 40%
Don't know 12%
'The political and security situation in Pakistan poses a greater threat to the West than that in Afghanistan or Iraq.' Do you agree?
Yes 62%
No 30%
Don't know 8%
'Economic concerns above foreign policy will be the deciding factor of the US presidential election.' Do you agree?
Yes 70%
No 27%
Don't know 3%
Will Condoleezza Rice's visit to North Africa help leave a positive international legacy for the Bush administration?
Yes 22%
No 73%
Don't know 5%
August 2008
Will the conflict with Georgia mark a turning point in Russia's relations with the West?
Yes 66%
No 30%
Don't know 3%
'The objective of making the Universal Declaration of Human Rights truly universal is simply utopian.' Do you agree?
Yes 42%
No 54%
Don't know 4%
July 2008
Are Europeans over-excited about the prospect of a Barack Obama presidency?
Yes 62%
No 24%
Don't know 14%
Is the Mediterranean Union one regional arrangement too many?
Yes 60%
No 30%
Don't know 10%
June 2008
Is the crisis in Zimbabwe receiving too much attention in Britain?
Yes 41%
No 56%
Don't know 4%
'European leaders should accept that the Lisbon Treaty is 'dead''. Do you agree?
Yes 57%
No 36%
Don't know 7%
Do you think the price of oil will reach $200 a barrel in 2008?
Yes 52%
No 39%
Don't know 9%
May 2008
'Current concerns about future food supply are overstated and temporary.' Do you agree?
Yes 32%
No 58%
Don't know 10%
Should the next US president negotiate with 'terrorists and radicals'?
Yes 59%
No 35%
Don't know 6%
Are the Arab states doing enough to support the humanitarian needs of the Palestinians?
Yes 10%
No 78%
Don't know 12%
April 2008
As Gordon Brown discusses economic woes on both sides of the Atlantic, is Britain really better placed than the US to weather the credit crunch?
Yes 51%
No 41%
Don't know 8%
Do you agree that more farmland should be used to grow crops for fuel?
Yes 21%
No 75%
Don't know 4%
March 2008
Will the 2008 Olympics change the nature of China's engagement with the world in the long-term?
Yes 25%
No 61%
Don't know 14%
Is NATO's mission in Afghanistan succeeding?
Yes 22%
No 63%
Don't Know 15%
February 2008
If worldwide emissions from road transport are six times higher than those from air transport are we unfairly blaming the airlines for climate change?
Yes 55%
No 35%
Don't know 10%
Online Poll
Should the British defence budget be constrained at a time of heightened budgetary pressure?
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