Canada’s Gordie Howe Hat Trick
Canada says enough. No more bad deals, no more waiting on a partner that can’t be trusted.
Bessma Momani
Full Professor of Political Science at the University of Waterloo and Senior Fellow at CIGI
Dr. Bessma Momani is Full Professor of Political Science at the University of Waterloo (UW) and Senior Fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI). She is currently a Governor of the International Development Research Council, Advisory Board member on the Canadian International Council, and a Fulbright Scholar. She was Associate Vice-President in UW’s Office of Research for five years, a 2026 Fellow at the NATO Defence College, a Non-Resident Senior Fellow at both the Brookings Institution and Stimson Center in Washington, D.C., a consultant to the International Monetary Fund, a visiting scholar at Georgetown University's Mortara Center, and a 2015 Fellow of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation.
Dr. Momani also formerly sat on the National Security Transparency Advisory Group (NS-TAG) to advise the Deputy Minister of Public Safety Canada and other Government officials on improving transparency on Canada's national security and intelligence departments and agencies. She is a frequent contributor to international media on international affairs and writes regular op-eds in the Globe and Mail.
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