Council-Ipsos Flash Polling

A collaboration between the Council and Ipsos to measure public opinion on the major foreign policy issues of the moment.

The Chicago Council on Global Affairs is partnering with Ipsos to conduct regular polling on key foreign policy issues. These surveys gauge American public opinion on critical global events as they happen.

Survey Reports

About the Researchers

Dina Smeltz

Managing Director & Chair, Public Opinion and Foreign Policy

Dina Smeltz, a polling expert, has more than 25 years of experience designing and fielding international social and political surveys. Prior to joining the Council to lead its annual survey of American attitudes on US foreign policy, she served in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research at the US State Department's Office of Research from 1992 to 2008.

Craig Kafura

Director, Public Opinion and Foreign Policy

Craig Kafura is the director of public opinion and foreign policy at the Chicago Council on Global Affairs, a Security Fellow with the Truman National Security Project, and a Pacific Forum Young Leader. At the Council, he coordinates work on public opinion and foreign policy and is a regular contributor to the public opinion and foreign policy blog Running Numbers.

Lama El Baz

Research Assistant, Public Opinion and US Foreign Policy

Lama El Baz joined the Chicago Council on Global Affairs in 2023 as a research assistant for the public opinion and US foreign policy team within the Lester Crown Center. She is passionate about public opinion research, data analytics, and the regional affairs of the Middle East and North Africa.