Borealis Threat & Risk ConsultingPhil Gurski is the President and CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting Ltd. Phil is a 32-year veteran of CSE and CSIS and the author of six books on terrorism.
Spies Like Us Season 2 Episode 38 – WWJD? Don’t ask a Christian extremist! This week the lads weigh in on the killing of two politicians in Minnesota, US Emperor Cheetoh’s dismissal of his own nation’s intelligence and what to do if a peeler dressed as a cop shows up at your bachelorette party (hint, […]
Episode 276 – How do you adequately police the world’s second largest country? Federal police. Provincial police. Regional Police. Municipal police. A real dog’s breakfast in Canada. Does in work? Does it need a re-think? Phil talks with a former RCMP officer and municipal police chief about these issues. Spotify link About my guest Vern […]
Season 2 Episode 37 The guys talk about Israel’s decision to take out Iranian nuclear facilities, why the Carney government decided to appoint a Public Safety minister who is unwilling to look at certain files, and why is Al speaking in a faux German accent? Spotify link Substack link Spies Like Us With a combined […]
Episode 275 – In our search for what drives terrorism have we found a new link? Of all the frustrations in life red tape has to be one of the worst. Whether it is renewing your driver’s licence or registering your dog, being faced with bad bureaucracy is frustrating for sure. But can it actually […]
Season 2 Episode 36 – What do our fans want to see done about national security in Canada? This week the lads are joined by a fan (yes we DO have them), Eric von Stackelburg, and we chat about all things hybrid warfare, government inaction on national security and public-private interactions. Oh and what Phil […]
Episode 274 – What did – and does – Israel get wrong about Gaza and the West Bank? Israel has faced an existential threat for decades from jihadis in the West Bank, Gaza and Lebanon, as well as further abroad. The country’s security intelligence and military communities are amongst the best and one would assume […]
Episode 265 – Look out Russia, the US is disinforming its own people! Disinformation is a growing scourge around the world as states and sub-state actors try to get people to believe in certain things. Much coverage has been devoted to what Russia and others are doing to mislead citizens to further the former’s interests. […]
Season 2 episode 35 – National security by the numbers This week the guys bask in new-found attention by selfie-seeking fans and, on a more serious level, talk about a humungous increase in terrorism arrests and Israel warning Jews not to travel to Canada. Oh and Al ends up being the optimist in the trio […]
Episode 264 – Everyone seems to want to be a terrorist, but are they really? Terrorism has been dominated for ages by well-defined groups and ideas ranging from far right, far left and jihadi proponents. These days, it seems, we are seeing more acts carried out by people who seem to adhere very loosely to […]
Episode 273 – Once an AQ jihadi always an AQ jihadi? The world rightly celebrated the ouster of Bashar al Assad, the brutal Syrian dictator, in December 2024 when a motley crew, including jihadis, took the capital, Damascus. Syrians who had engaged their autocrats in a bid for freedom since the Arab Spring, were finally […]