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 s... Read more.
The G7 can prove its commitment to Ukraine by seizing Russian assets
WRMC's Lloyd Axworthy and Fen Hampson write in the Globe and Mail that G7 leaders must stop dragging their feet and take Russia’s money now and redirect it to... Read more.
Leading by Example
This paper by Robert Currie, Fen Hampson and Allan Rock examines the precedent-setting nature of Canada’s new legislation on foreign-owned asset forfeiture an... Read more.
Five Years Since the 2017 Exodus, Concrete Action Needed on Rohingya Refugees
Despite attempts by China to broker an agreement between Bangladesh and Myanmar for repatriation, the situation has only worsened for Rohingya refugees.... Read more.
Fen Hampson Testifies Before the Canadian Senate on the Frozen Assets Repurposing Act
WRMC President Fen Hampson testified before the Senate of Canada's Standing Senate Committee, delivering seven propositions as to why the Frozen Assets Repurpos... Read more.
Wholesale Corruption Causing a Democracy Deficit
When Canadian foreign minister François-Philippe Champagne touched down in Beirut in late August to survey the damage from the disastrous explosion that killed... Read more.
Canada should lead in creating an international court to fight corruption
‘Canada should take the lead in promoting the development of an International Anti-Corruption Court.’ Lloyd Axworthy and Fen Osler Hampson The stunning reve... Read more.
Canada and the United States must unite to help Latin American refugees
Madeleine Albright, Lloyd Axworthy, Mayu Brizuela de Ávila, Fen Osler Hampson This article was first published in The Globe and Mail. In their postinauguration... Read more.
Vaccine nationalism must not relegate the forcibly displaced to the ‘back of the queue’
Equitable vaccine distribution represents one of the most challenging, vexatious political issues facing UN member states in 2021. Governments that can afford l... Read more.
Launch of the Action Network for the Forcibly Displaced – Women as Agents of Change
WRMC President Fen Osler Hampson spoke at the launch of the Action Network for the Forcibly Displaced — Women as Agents of Change on 27 October 2020. The new ... Read more.