About the Authors
Former CIGI Senior Fellow
Fen Osler Hampson is a former CIGI distinguished fellow and director of the Global Security & Politics Program (2012-2019). Currently, he serves as chancellor’s professor and professor of international affairs at Carleton University and continues to provide leading research and insight to policy makers in the areas of Canadian foreign policy and global affairs. He is also the president of the World Refugee Council & Migration Council and was co-director of the Global Commission on Internet Governance and director of the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs (2002-2014). A fellow of the Royal Society of Canada is also the recipient of an honorary degree from Trinity College, University of Toronto (2025).
James A. Haley is a senior fellow at CIGI and the former executive director for the Canadian-led constituency at the International Monetary Fund.
With a distinguished career in Canadian diplomacy — including posts as ambassador to Germany, permanent representative to the United Nations (UN) and adviser to various prime ministers, Paul Heinbecker is one of Canada’s most experienced commentators on foreign policy and international governance. Paul is also the director of the Centre for Global Relations at Wilfrid Laurier University.
Thomas A. Bernes is a CIGI distinguished fellow. After an illustrious career in the Canadian public service and at leading international economic institutions, Tom was CIGI’s executive director from 2009 to 2012.
John F. Helliwell, of the Vancouver School of Economics at the University of British Columbia, is Arthur J. E. Child Foundation Fellow of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR) and co-director of CIFAR’s program on Social Interactions, Identity and Well-Being.
Pierre L. Siklos is a CIGI senior fellow who specializes in macroeconomics, with an emphasis on the study of inflation, central banks and financial markets.