In the U.S., the government pays attention to public opinion and they know how to promote a policy through opinion leaders.

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In the case of Syria, a country at the heart of the Arab consciousness, the force of a public opinion that increasingly demands more action from its leaders is even more in play.

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Between the 8th and 10th of June, more than 800 African and international leaders in economics, politics, and public opinion will get together in Libreville, Gabon for the maiden edition of the New York Forum Africa.

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Public opinion in many Arab countries is rather more sympathetic to the Iranians than are their leaders - the proverbial "Arab street" seeing Iran often as a rather more active champion of causes like that of the Palestinians.

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To defeat them, he wrote, business leaders needed to wage a long-term, unified campaign to change public opinion.

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Public happiness, assessed by opinion polls, is being introduced as a new criterion for judging local leaders' suitability for promotion.

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