Dated May 16-22, 2010
This week report consists of 25 surveys including 3 multi-country surveys. 13 polling organizations have been represented.
ASIA zone-3 national polls& 1 Global poll:
West Asia: Turkey
Northeast Asia: Japan
AFRICA zone- 1 Global poll:
EURO-AMERICAS zone-19 national polls, 2 Multi national polls & 1 Global poll:
East Europe- Ukraine, Russia, Bulgaria, Lithuania, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic 
West Europe- France, Germany, Ireland, UK
North America- U.S.A, Canada
Latin America- Brazil, Mexico, Colombia
Australasia: Australia
Subjects covered include:
Politics and Elections
Political economy
Security
Governance
Social issues/ Health and Disease
Religion
Immigration
Commentary:
Mexico's Drug War: View’s on both sides of the Border
Neither Americans nor Mexicans favor U.S. military intervention
Americans and Mexicans have strikingly similar attitudes about the drug war in Mexico, according to a study conducted by Harris Interactive and its global network partner, Indemerc, in early May 
2010.
39 % of both American and Mexican adults believe Mexico is a failed state, which is a striking characterization of the Mexican government; notably, its policies and the potential solutions it offers to the Mexican drug war.
Both American and Mexican adults agree that the Mexican drug cartels and drug lords bear responsibility for the current drug war. 90 % of Americans say the drug lords are very or somewhat responsible for the current drug war and 87% of Mexicans say the same. However, American drug consumption is cited widely as a cause, as well: 88% of Americans and 75% of Mexicans say it is very or somewhat responsible for the drug war.
Mexicans also place a significant amount of blame for the Mexican drug war on American gun dealers. 81 % of Mexican adults say American gun dealers are very or somewhat responsible for the problem, compared to 54% of Americans who say the same. Mexican adults also blame corrupt U.S. authorities for the problem more than Americans do with 85% of Mexicans saying the corrupt U.S. authorities are to blame, compared to 60% of Americans. However, majorities of both Americans and Mexicans feel that corrupt Mexican authorities are responsible for the drug war - 84% percent of Americans and 88% of Mexicans say this.
"The enormous coincidences in opinion between Mexicans and Americans are surprising with respect to the war on drugs," commented Dr. Carlos Moreno Jaimes, Chief of the Social, Political, and Judicial Studies Department for ITESO. Dr. Moreno continued, "Citizens from both countries think that drug lords are the main cause of the war and also accept that both societies have contributed to the problem: Americans for their high consumption of narcotics and Mexicans for the corruption of authorities. The most important implication of the poll is that the solution to the problem should come from a joint effort of the two countries, but not a military intervention. It is also clear that the Mexican government's strategy is not perceived as an effective one." § ---------------
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