The explosion yesterday in Beirut sure looks like a terrorist attack. All indications point to this being an accident. What does this say about our reaction to events of this nature?
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.
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Rescue Me – Crime Prevention
Rescue me, founded in 2011, is a non-profit organization established by two sisters as a means of crime prevention and countering violent extremism.
On 5 August 2019, the Government of India revoked the special status granted under Article 370 of the Indian Constitution to Jammu and Kashmir.
After mistaking a New York for a Tel Aviv flight they planned to hijack, Palestinian Black September terrorists killed 3 passengers at an Athens aiport in 1973.
In this episode, Phil Gurski talks to Farhana Qazi of GWU about why Kashmir seems to be getting worse and why there is enough blame on both sides to go around.
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August 4, 1998: Attacks in Colombia
On this day in 1998, Colombia’s FARC and ELN terrorist groups attacked military and police in half the country’s provinces killing at least 76.
Terrorist groups often act indiscriminately in choosing their targets. KATTANKUDY, SRI LANKA – When it comes to terrorism there is often a debate on whether it can ever be justified. Sure, most of us see the deliberate targeting of civilians as wrong, always, but there are those who argue that, at least in some circumstances, […]
At least 75 people were killed and 200 injured when a bomb ripped through Bologna’s central train station in August 1980: there is still disagreement on who was responsible.
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The challenge of assessing threat
Contrary to public wisdom, pandemics such as the COVID-19 one that is wreaking havoc around the world will always be more deadly than terrorism.
On this day in 1085, three European hostages were seized in the Mediterranean by Abu NIdal terrorists and were not freed until almost five years later.