Mila Luhova is a Junior Research Fellow at the NATO Association of Canada, where she focuses on disinformation studies, hybrid warfare tactics, and democratic resilience. With a background in nonprofit leadership, journalism, and international advocacy, she has spent over a decade advancing civic empowerment and global cooperation.
Her work is rooted in lived experience. As founder and editor-in-chief of Покоління Ї (Generation Yi), Mila led a team of more than twenty journalists amplifying Ukrainian voices. In the U.S., she helped make history by integrating the Ukrainian language into the Cook County election system, giving thousands of voters the right to engage fully in democracy.
Over the past decade, she has managed humanitarian budgets and built partnerships with governments and international organizations.
Mila writes on complex geopolitical issues, including the use of frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine. She is passionate about foreign affairs, defense, and policies that strengthen democracy and international cooperation.
On November 18, 2025, the NATO Association of Canada hosted the 2025 Peace with Women Fellowship for a roundtable held in partnership with the Halifax International Security Forum. This event brought together senior female leaders from the armed forces of thirteen NATO states and their partners to discuss the growing threats posed by authoritarian regimes and their implications for NATO allies. This article offers a detailed overview of the conversation.
Canada’s greatest security risk may not lie at its borders but in its news feeds. That might sound like a dramatic statement, yet the danger is not abstract. It lives in the information Canadians scroll past each day, in the stories they share, and in the narratives that seep in unnoticed. In a country that Read More…
