After graduation, Hampson worked as a research fellow at the Belfer Center for Science & Technology at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, where he coordinated the project on Avoiding Nuclear War and Arms Control.
[5] Hampson's research and writing focuses on international and regional security and conflict management,[6][7] preventative diplomacy,[8][9] Canadian foreign policy, and the Middle East.
He is a frequent commentator on the CBC, CTV, Sun Media, and Global TV news networks.
He is also the Head of Secretariat and a member of the Steering Committee for the North and Central American Task Force on Migration, a joint initiative between academia, former policymakers, civil society, and business leaders to develop a regional strategy to address the Central American migration crisis.
[12] Other recent publications include Braver Canada: Shaping Our Own Destiny in a Precarious World, written with Derek Burney, and Master of Persuasion: The Global Legacy of Brian Mulroney."
Hampson received a Research & Writing Award from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation.
He also received a Jennings Randolph Senior Fellowship from the United States Institute of Peace.