Worldwide Campaign to Defend Democracy

CTV News Channel
February 17, 2019

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In this interview with CTV News Channel, CIGI's Fen Hampson talks about why a distinguished group of former world leaders — including former US Secretary of State Madeleine Albright and former Swedish Prime Minister Carl Bildt — is calling on the public to reaffirm their shared values and support for a rules-based order amid rising authoritarianism and anti-democratic trends:

"It's important to [reaffirm our values] now to remind citizens — ordinary citizens, the next generation — that we can't take our values for granted, and here's what they are," said Hampson. 

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