Findings from part two of the the latest Arab American Institute six Arab nations poll show real concern with Iran’s current and future role in the region.

The poll surveys six Arab nations’ attitudes towards Iran and other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) issues. The key finding is that a substantial majority of Arabs believe that Iran plays a negative role in both Iraq and the Arab Gulf region.

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A new BBC World News America/Harris Poll examines American attitudes to U.S. military intervention in other countries, from Afghanistan and Bosnia to Libya and Darfur, and finds that there are widespread disagreements about almost all of the six countries where the U.S. intervened and three countries where it did not. However there was widespread agreement that the U.S. should not be the "world's policeman" (67% to 11%) and that each case where intervention is possible should be considered separately rather than using a predetermined set of policies (63% vs. 25%).

According to a recent poll of European and U.S. leaders and general publics conducted by the German Marshall Fund, overwhelming majorities of all surveyed groups were concerned with Iran acquiring nuclear weapons. The U.S. leaders (93%) were the most concerned, while the U.S. public (86%), EU leaders (86%), and EU public (80%) were somewhat less concerned.

Among those who have heard at least a little about START, many more favor than oppose its ratification by the Senate (54% to 24%). Fully 66% of Democrats and 60% of independents want the Senate to ratify START. Republicans are divided – as many oppose (37%) as favor (37%) the treaty’s ratification. The small proportion who have heard a lot about the treaty are somewhat more likely than those who have heard a little to favor its ratification by the Senate (62% vs. 51%).

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In a recent Gallup/USA Today poll, 73 percent said ratifying the START Treaty in the lame duck session of congress was very or somewhat important. 40 percent said it was 'very important' and 21 percent said it was 'not at all important.'

The START is among the highest priorities for democrats with 50 percent saying it was 'very important', while only 33 percent of Republicans have the same view. 

In an AP/Gfk poll conducted Nov. 3-8, 67 percent want the Senate to ratify Obama's nuclear arms reduction treaty with Russia, including most Democrats, about 6 in 10 Republicans and independents - and even about half of conservative tea party supporters.

A large majority, (62%), does not think any country should have nuclear weapons, while only 6 percent think all countries who develop nuclear weapons should keep them.

In other results 63 percent rarely or never worry about being victims of terrorism, and almost two-thirds think Obama is handling terrorism effectively.

Obama's best marks continue to come on foreign policy, where 56 percent say they approve of his handling of the war in Afghanistan. This is his strongest rating on the matter since his major review of U.S. war policy, which resulted in his December decision to further increase troop levels there.

The poll was taken after Obama hosted a summit aimed at reducing nuclear weapons around the world. About half of those surveyed -- 49 percent -- say they approve of his handling of nuclear weapons policy; 37 percent disapprove.

American voters say 60 - 33 percent that the U.S. Senate should ratify the nuclear disarmament treaty President Barack Obama recently signed with Russia, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.

Voters support 70 - 28 percent the U.S. and Russia working to eliminate all nuclear weapons in the world.

A new Democracy Corps poll released by Greenberg Quinlan Rosner today shows that after 100 days in office, President Barack Obama has, at least for now effectively erased doubts that Americans have historically harbored about the Democratic Party’s vision and competence on national security.

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See survey results.

Eighty-seven percent (87%) of U.S. voters are now at least somewhat concerned about the security of nuclear weapons in Pakistan as the radical Islamic Taliban continues to make gains in that country. Sixty percent (60%) are Very Concerned.

Just 10% are not concerned about Pakistan’s nuclear weapons in the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.

The level of overall concern is unchanged from last August, following Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf’s resignation from office, but the number of those Very Concerned has jumped 15 points.