On this day in 1975, a bomb exploded in the State Department building in Washington by “Weather Underground” members.
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.
Freedom of speech is very important but it is equally important to not give oxygen to lies. This piece appeared in The Hill Times on January 20, 2020 WE LIVE IN an amazingly fortunate country, don’t we? Sure, there are outstanding issues and problems we must address but when we look at things from 37,000 […]
Those in the LGBTQ communities have had it hard enough over the millennia without having to deal with hate-inspired killings.
On this day in 1989, the former head Honduras armed forces, Gustavo Álvarez Martínez was killed by armed men northeast of the capital city of Tegucigalpa.
If we want to be consistent with how we see and deal with terrorism, we need to look at the violence tolerated within fringe Christian sects.
Security strikes many as onerous but it is in place for a reason: terrorists do plan and execute attacks.
Nationalist movements will resort to violence if some see it as advancing their cause. When it comes to colonial powers what comes to mind? I would imagine that you would first proffer countries like England, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. Even Italy had an overseas territory in the Horn of Africa and Libya. All […]
Why the West African nation of Nigeria is faced with a serious terrorism problem that it seems unable to defeat.
Everyone is presumed innocent until found guilty, even alleged terrorists or those caught up in a terrorist investigation, but do we have to pay for other nations’ mistakes?
Journalism can be a dangerous business, especially for those who work where terrorism is a real risk, like Daniel Pearl.