The Globe and Mail
Michael Bociurkiw
Publishing · On our record since 2012
Where this writer stands
Foreign affairs4 pieces
Alliance restraintAssertive alliances and sanctions
“That means intensifying efforts to target the revenue streams that fuel Russia's war machine – from oil infrastructure and shadow tanker fleets to the networks that stretch from Thailand to Iran to Africa, enabling Russia to evade sanctions.” Read the piece
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Recent work
- In Ukraine, the cold is coming – and that cruel chill goes for U.S. relations tooOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 13, 2026
- Opinion: It’s a peaceful spring in Odesa. But is the war really ending?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · May 12, 2026
- Opinion: How Ukraine could leverage chaos in the Middle East to press for peaceOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Apr 15, 2026
- Opinion: Four years into the war, Ukraine has endured – and it has been transformedOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 23, 2026
- Opinion: Ukraine has earned the right to shape its own future. Washington and Moscow are denying it that rightOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Nov 26, 2025
- Opinion: The Trump-Zelensky summit avoided fireworks – but it still wasn’t a win for UkraineOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 19, 2025
- Opinion: Putin has overplayed his hand with TrumpOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 6, 2025
- Opinion: In Ukraine, the bold drone attacks against Russia are a rare chance for celebrationOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jun 1, 2025
- Opinion: Even beyond the Oval Office blow-up, Ukraine’s hand is weaker than everOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 2, 2025
- Opinion: What will ‘peace’ even mean for Ukraine?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 17, 2025
- Opinion: Biden’s overly cautious approach to Ukraine could tarnish his legacyOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 1, 2024
- Opinion: Ahead of the U.S. election, Ukrainians feel cornered by forces beyond their controlOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 27, 2024
- Opinion: The West shouldn’t fall for Putin’s bluff on Ukraine’s long-range missilesOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 16, 2024
- Opinion: No matter what happens next, Ukraine’s attack on Russia is a win for KyivOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 12, 2024
- Opinion: Ten years after the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, the pursuit of justice cannot stopOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jul 17, 2024
- Opinion: Visiting Ottawa, it was sad to see what has become of my hometownOpinion · The Globe and Mail · May 24, 2024
- Opinion: With Russia’s attacks escalating, Ukrainians are buckling under the pressureOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 28, 2024
- Opinion: When Zelensky changed the date of Christmas, it left Ukrainian-Canadians like me with a choiceOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 18, 2023
- Opinion: The Israel-Hamas war has unleashed a security crisis for neighbouring JordanOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 10, 2023
- Opinion: Netanyahu’s tough approach to Gaza may wipe out Hamas, but at what cost?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Nov 12, 2023
- Opinion: No Ukrainian grain means pain for Africa. Will that change Putin’s tune?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 9, 2023
- Opinion: Zelensky shouldn’t look to China as a partner for peaceOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 27, 2023
- Opinion: Amid rumblings of a Russian-backed coup, Moldova needs the West’s helpOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 1, 2023
- Opinion: Canada can do more to help Ukraine rebuild its infrastructureOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 29, 2022
- Opinion: The horrors of the Holodomor are being repeated in UkraineOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Nov 24, 2022
- Opinion: Moscow’s recklessness at Zaporizhzhia could cause a nuclear catastropheOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 5, 2022
- Opinion: Canada is falling short on its promises to UkraineOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 15, 2022
- Opinion: Ottawa says it stands with Ukraine. Its decision to return turbines to Russia suggests otherwiseOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jul 11, 2022
- Opinion: Canada’s Ukrainian embassy staff should return to work in UkraineOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Apr 18, 2022
- Opinion: Rhetoric isn’t enough. Ukraine needs stronger action from the WestOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 23, 2022
- Opinion: With a Russian invasion looming, we can’t forget about everyday UkrainiansOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 13, 2022
- Opinion: Russia is weaponizing migrants and Europe’s energy crisis to achieve its interestsOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Nov 14, 2021
- Opinion: Belarus’s brazen interception of the Ryanair flight sets a terrible precedentOpinion · The Globe and Mail · May 25, 2021
- Opinion: Is Ukraine still serious about anti-corruption reforms?Opinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 1, 2021
- Opinion: Shortening Canadian travel quarantines should be just the first stepOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Oct 25, 2020
- Opinion: For Hong Kong residents looking to escape repression, it might already be too lateOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 14, 2020
- Opinion: Trapped between China and the U.S., Hong Kong may be over as we know itOpinion · The Globe and Mail · May 27, 2020
- Opinion: A COVID-19 surge has exposed Singapore’s migrant-worker blind spotOpinion · The Globe and Mail · May 12, 2020
- Opinion: In Hong Kong, officials work to stop another kind of outbreak: democracyOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Apr 19, 2020
- Opinion: For the sake of our air safety, we must care about the MH17 murder trialOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 11, 2020
- Opinion: COVID-19 must be treated as a grave threat to public health and economic well-beingOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Mar 3, 2020
- Opinion: Hongkongers have every right to protect themselves against the coronavirusOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Feb 3, 2020
- Opinion: For the grieving countries of Flight 752, there are few tools to force Iran’s handOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Jan 15, 2020
- Opinion: Lasting peace between Russia and Ukraine requires political will, not ineffectual ceasefiresOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Dec 10, 2019
- Opinion: The silver lining in the impeachment hearings: Ukraine has emerged as a state worth supportingOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Nov 25, 2019
- Opinion: Donald Trump’s Ukraine mess is a win for Vladimir PutinOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 30, 2019
- Opinion: Hong Kong’s protesters will not back down – which shows just how badly Beijing bungled the situationOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Sep 5, 2019
- Ukraine's outbreak of ineptitudeOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 22, 2012
- Stuck in Cairo: We deserve betterOpinion · The Globe and Mail · Aug 22, 2012