Peter German Canadian Task Force Against Global Construction Download the Action Plan: The pace of life, and crime, have accelerated exponentially in recent years. As technology races ahead, enabling globalization of both trade and transportation, so does the threat environment and the need to mitigate those threats to the greatest extent possible. The intent of this […]
Grand Corruption: Curbing Kleptocracy Globally
The World Refugee & Migration Council along with the American Academy of Arts and Sciences have published an important new book analyzing the nature, causes, and consequences of grand corruption, showing how it can be assessed, measured, and attacked from within and without. The book is edited by Robert I Rotberg and Fen Osler Hampson. The […]
WRMC Statement: G7 to loan US$50 billion to Ukraine using profits from Russian frozen assets
The World Refugee & Migration Council (WRMC) welcomes the decision of the G7 to extend a 50 billion dollar loan to Ukraine, which will be underwritten by the earnings of Russian assets that have been frozen by G7 countries and the European Union.
Avoiding Direct Confiscation: A Bond-lien Guarantee Mechanism to Help Ukraine
Instead of confiscating Russian assets, Western governments can use them as security for loans of equal value immediately to support Ukraine.
Social Bonds: A New Variant of ‘Lend-Lease’ to Rebuild Ukraine
New Policy Brief outlines the creation of a mechanism to issue ‘Social Bonds’ for Ukraine’s reconstruction to mobilize the vast resources of the private sector for Ukraine’s reconstruction in the near term.