Even if we cannot agree on what ‘terrorism’ is, we should be able to agree on what it isn’t. In this episode, Borealis looks at some recent abuses of the word terrorism and calls on all countries to reject this usage.
Author: Phil Gurski
Phil 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.
A Buddhist teacher was gunned down by so-called ‘southern separatists’ in Thailand in December 2004 in yet another violent act in a decades-long conflict
Will that continue into 2021?
So, what is it like to cover terrorism for one of the world’s leading dailies? In this episode, Borealis has a chat with New York Times reporter Eric Schmitt.
If one nation decides to unilaterally take out another’s citizen what stops the desire for legitimate retribution?
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We need, or so many say, to shift out resources away from the jihadis we have been focused on for 20 years. Should we? What do the data say?
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Two people were killed and three injured by a knife-wielding man near London Bridge in November 2019 in an attack claimed by ISIS.
Our focus on sending armed forces to confront Islamist terrorists is understandable but the outcome is seldom definitive.