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Residency at Policy magazine

Professor Popova is currently a columnist with Policy Magazine: Canadian Politics and Public Policy, an online journal published by Mediamundo, and managed by two veteran journalists with decades of experience in reporting on domestic and foreign affairs, L. Ian MacDonald and Lisa Van Dusen. Professor Popova's most recent articles, authored with Anastasia Leshchyshyn, are found below; to read all previously-published material, click on the button below.

READ PROFESSOR POPOVA'S COLUMNS

"Russia has Failed to Dominate Ukraine. That Fact Should Frame Negotiations"

December 16th, 2025. Policy: Magazine: Canadian Politics & Public Policy. With Anastasia Leshchyshyn.

"Could Canada be the Next Ukraine? Russia is Our Neighbour, Too"

November 22nd, 2025. Policy: Magazine: Canadian Politics & Public Policy. With Anastasia Leshchyshyn.

"Canada and the EU’s Geopolitical Enlargement"

April 9th, 2025. ESCA-C.

"It is an Important Symbolic Step to Have Full Membership for Ukraine"

March 25th, 2025. European Research Group of Support for Ukrainian Membership (ERGOSUM).

"Putin and Trump Cannot Erase Ukraine, and Joint Efforts to do so May Backfire"

March 14th, 2025. Just Security. With Oxana Shevel.

"Be Wary of Russia's Call for Negotiations"

February 28th, 2025. The National Interest. With Oxana Shevel.

"The World Must Stand United Against Donald Trump"

February 26th, 2025. Policy Options. With Daniel Béland.

"Is Ukraine Too Corrupt to Join the EU?"

December 18th, 2024. Journal of Democracy.

"Russia’s Propaganda Machine is Running Roughshod in Canada"

December 5th, 2024. Policy Options. With Stan Kutcher & Ian Garner.

"Don't be misled. Russians at War is not an anti-war film"

September 25th, 2024. National Post. With Ian Garner.

« Il ne faut pas abandonner les Ukrainiens »

February 20th, 2024. La Presse. With Justin Massie.

"In Brief: The Dismissal of Valeriy Zaluzhny"

February 14th, 2024. Texas National Security Review. With Eric Ciaramella, Joshua R. Kroeker & Oxana Shevel.

"Time is on Ukraine’s Side, Not Russia’s”

December 21st, 2022. Just Security. With Oxana Shevel.

“How Can Ukraine’s Long-Term Security Be Guaranteed?”

June 3rd, 2022. PONARS Policy Exchange. With Petro Burkovskyi, Oxana Shevel, Mariya Omelicheva & Olexiy Haran.

"The Ukraine Crisis May Reinvigorate Eastern European Democracies”

May 23rd, 2022. Monkey Cage Blog @ The Washington Post. With Nikolay Marinov.

"Was NATO Enlargement a Mistake? Foreign Affairs Asks the Experts"

April 19th, 2022. Foreign Affairs.

"How Canada Can Help Ukraine by Leading on the World Stage"

March 31st, 2022. Policy Options.

"Ukraine Belongs in the EU"

March 18th, 2022. Journal of Democracy. With Oxana Shevel.

"Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Is Essentially Not About NATO"

February 24th, 2022. Just Security. Reprinted in Slate. With Oxana Shevel.

“Putin Cannot Erase Ukraine: No Russian Invasion Can Undo Ukrainian Nationhood"

February 17th, 2022. Foreign Affairs. With Oxana Shevel.

"Dangerous Diplomacy: Why Placating Putin Now Could Doom Ukrainian Democracy Later”

February 14th, 2022. Journal of Democracy. With Oxana Shevel.

“The 2021 Bulgarian Election: A “QAnon” Turn for Eastern European Politics?”

April 13th, 2021. LSE EUROPP Blog. With Nikolay Marinov.

“Das Trugbild vom Durchbruch zum Rechtsstaat: Justizreform nach der Revolution der Würde”

September 10th, 2020. Ukraine-Analysen. With Mykhailo Zhernakov.

“How Can the EU Help Ukraine Build the Rule of Law and Fight Corruption? Romania and Bulgaria as Guideposts”

April 17th, 2017. PONARS Policy Memo.

“Ukraine’s Judiciary After Euromaidan"

Fall 2015. Comparative Politics Newsletter.

“Will There Be a “Full, Rapid and Transparent Investigation into Nemtsov’s Murder"?"

March 7th, 2015. The Monkey Cage Blog @ The Washington Post.

“Ukraine’s Judicial Reforms”

December 15th, 2014. VoxUkraine. Translated and reprinted by Ukrainska Pravda.

“Ukraine’s Legal Problems: Why Kiev’s Plans to Purge the Judiciary Will Backfire”

April 15th, 2014. Foreign Affairs.

“The Kremlin, Not Language, is Driving Ukraine Apart”

April 15th, 2014. The Globe and Mail. With Matthew Light.

“What is Lustration and Is It a Good Idea for Ukraine to Adopt It?”

April 9th, 2014. The Monkey Cage Blog @ The Washington Post. Reprinted by Kyiv Post. With Vincent Post.

“Was Yanukovych’s Removal Constitutional?”

March 20th, 2014. PONARS Eurasia Commentary.

“What Doesn’t Kill Ukraine…”

March 12th, 2014. Foreign Policy. With Oxana Shevel.

“Statement of Concerned Scholars Regarding the Conflict in Ukraine"

March 9th, 2014. Concerned Scholars Blog.

“Why Domestic Developments in Ukraine Still Matter”

March 5th, 2014. The Monkey Cage Blog @ The Washington Post.

“The Strange Court Case of Aleksei Navalny: What Comes Next?”

July 22nd, 2013. PONARS Eurasia.