Dina Smeltz is vice president and senior fellow public opinion with the Chicago Council on Global Affairs. The Council was established in 1922, as a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization for the purpose of increasing knowledge and engagement in global affairs. Its mission is to promote general public interest in the foreign policy of the United States. To this end, the organization conducts online events with expert speakers who lecture on world events. It also regularly conducts polls to gauge public opinion on foreign policy topics. Since February 2022 when the Russian invasion against Ukraine began, the Council has polled Americans about their views on Ukraine and the war. You can find results from their latest Ukraine public opinion poll here: https://globalaffairs.org/research/public-opinion-survey/slim-majorities-americans-still-support-aiding-ukraine . In this interview, Ms. Smeltz reviews the history of the Council and talks about why the Ukraine poll is so important for their public engagement work. https://globalaffairs.org/
