Global Advisor

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International Survey

Strong worldwide support for new international institutions and agreements led by democratic countries

Ipsos poll for Halifax International Security Forum highlights concerns about compliance by China, U.S. and Russia.

World divided on whether COVID is contained, but increasing optimism we are turning the corner

Ipsos poll for Halifax International Security Forum finds New Zealand, Canada, Germany and Sweden seen as providing best leadership on COVID, while China and U.S. underperformed; support growing for opening borders.
Security Survey

Hacking, natural disasters seen as biggest threats facing world next year as fear of health epidemic subsides

Ipsos poll for Halifax International Security Forum finds wide gap between citizens’ level of concern about cyberattacks and epidemics and their confidence in governments’ ability to address them.

Consumer confidence: Global index stability betrays divergent trends at the local level

Sentiment shifting significantly in half of the countries surveyed – downward for some, upward for others.

Biden bounce after Trump slump

Ipsos poll for Halifax International Security Forum finds U.S. rebounding in world esteem; Canada, Germany seen as having most positive influence over next decade.

Fewer consumers say they have changed their behaviour due to climate concern than did before the pandemic

In-home behaviours top list of climate-conscious actions taken more often: recycling/composting, saving energy, saving water and avoiding food waste.

Global consumer confidence has been sitting still since July

The Investment Index sees its first drop in 16 months.

Environmental impact is seen as critical to infrastructure planning - Ipsos Study

Majority of Australians agree that not enough is being done to meet our infrastructure needs
Mental Health Survey

World Mental Health Day 2021

Our 30-country survey finds a large majority think their mental health and physical health are equally important, but they do not see this reflected in their country’s healthcare services.