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Professor Maria Popova has been appointed to the Hiram Mills Chair in the Department of Political Science. This is one of the oldest endowed chairs at McGill, historically supporting excellence in the humanities and social sciences....

Professor Popova speaks with Nirvita Ganguly, to discuss what Volodomyr Zelenskyy's recent visit to the White House means for the ongoing war in Ukraine....

As the Trump-Putin summit in Alaska looms, the question arises of whether it could mark the end of Russia’s decade-long war against Ukraine. But how can a war end when one of the parties hasn’t been invited to the negotiating table, even though it holds its own militarily on the battlefield?...

By joining the EU, Canada would send a strong message that we are challenging Putin and Trump and that we want to be united with countries that believe in liberal values. Prof. Popova speaks with former Canadian Finance Minister Bill Morneau in Katharine Lake Berz's op-ed in the Toronto Star....

“If we continue to see growing pressure from the US on Canada, or even steps suggesting attempts at annexation, I believe that could significantly increase Canadian support for EU membership as a form of protective alignment.”...

My take is that the moment calls for Canada to join the geopolitical enlargement wave with an application bid, even if the accession process might drag out or never end in full membership....

"It is an important symbolic step to have full membership for Ukraine and not watered-down membership in these staged processes... It’s also important to signal to Russia that its long-term goal of establishing political control over Ukraine will become unachievable once Ukraine is part of the Eur...

"To bring true peace to Ukraine and restore stability in Europe, the Trump administration needs to understand that its interest lies not in backing Putin but rather in putting real pressure on the Russian dictator. Serious threats to tighten and expand sanctions, confiscate Russia’s frozen assets,...

Following a complete dismissal of Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy at the White House, the agreement initially slated to benefit Ukrainian economic and technological endeavours in its current war against Russia has slowly revealed a dark underbelly that experts, including Professor Popova, po...

"The fall of the Berlin Wall, and not the human chain across the Baltics, is emblematic of 1989. But what if this show of unity had become iconic of communism’s disintegration? Could acknowledging Eastern Europe’s liberation positively reframe what Russia otherwise perceives as loss since the So...