Commentary and Analysis

Dina Smeltz breaks down recent public opinion polling.

Many Americans feel Russia's invasion is morally wrong and nearly three-quarters back increasing US military aid to Ukraine, Dina Smeltz tells NPR.

Results from the 2022 Chicago Council Survey show Americans want to keep supporting Ukraine for as long as it takes, despite inflation concerns at home.

Dina Smeltz and Craig Kafura argue that a majority of Americans support backing Taiwan as the U.S. has backed Ukraine, as long as U.S. troops aren’t involved.

In the aftermath of Jan. 6, some polls show a significant minority support using force to achieve political aims in some circumstances.

“A series of radical rulings makes America’s exhortations about promoting democracy ring hollow,” write Senior Fellows Elizabeth Shackelford and Dina Smeltz.

Leaders at this year's G7 summit have a "unique, and potentially short, window of opportunity to breathe new life into the Western alliance."

"More people around the world [are] facing hunger than ever before, leading many Americans to wonder: what can and should the United States do about it?"

“The Kremlin’s messaging seems to have taken hold,” write Senior Fellow Dina Smeltz and Lily Wojtowicz in the Washington Post’s Monkey Cage.

How have US attitudes toward the war in Ukraine, and Washington’s response, evolved? Senior Fellow Dina Smelts unpacks with War on the Rocks.