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Russians At War, a documentary by Russian-Canadian director Anastasia Trofimova, has triggered a lively debate about art, propaganda, freedom of expression and Russian intelligence operations abroad. Trofimova has claimed she spent several months filming Russian forces in occupied Ukraine without of...

Professor Popova has received a two-year Social Sciences & Humanities Research Council (SSHRC) research grant, totaling $69,763.00, for her new project, "We'll Fix The Country!": Foreign Educated Reformers in Eastern European Democracies"....

Established in 2022, the Neukom Center opens its doors at a critical time, when numerous studies, including from The World Justice Project Rule of Law Index, reveal a decline in the rule of law around the world. The interdisciplinary Center is a home for research, teaching, collaboration, public di...

Over one hundred academics, researchers, former diplomats, and other professionals associated with Ukraine's countering of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, including Professor Popova, have signed on to an open letter published in The Guardian advocating for Ukraine's entry to the North Atlan...

When asked about whether this was a significant move by both sides, Professor Popova noted that over fifty prisoner exchanges had occurred since the war began in February of 2022, and that this signals no further dialogue established between Russia and Ukraine. She further noted that the internation...

"The root of the Russo-Ukrainian War is not geopolitical competition, but the multifaceted divergence between Ukraine and Russia over the past 30 years. As Ukraine consolidated a competitive political system and a distinct pro-European identity, Russia reverted back to authoritarianism, refused to a...

"How can Ukraine continue to rally support and challenge rising sentiment that Russia is "unstoppable"? What more can the media do to broaden perspectives and counter disinformation? What can we expect for Ukraine over the next year?"...

Alongside Andrew P. Rasiulis from the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, Prof. Popova fielded questions from Canadians regarding the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, as well as recent developments surrounding the death of dissident opposition politician Alexei Navalny....

February 17th, 2024 See the full original article by Saša Petricic here. “As news of her husband’s death shot through the halls of the Munich Security Conference Friday, a composed Yulia Navalnaya took the stage. She said Russian President Vladimir Putin would be punished for what he...

"[Yulia Navalnaya] sounded like she's taking the baton and may be ready to lead the organization," Popova said. Navalny's death means his movement hasn't been "decapitated" after all, given the network of committed activists who helped him in dozens of offices across Russia and with his online campa...