On this day in 1995, the GIA exploded a car bomb on a street bustling with people preparing for a religious holiday, killing at least 38.
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.
In this podcast, I explore how Science Fiction asks important questions about whether we can really stop all forms of terrorism.
Terrorist groups like the Taliban hate just about everything, especially those who have hopes for the future.
On this day in 2017, Alexandre Bissonnette walked into a mosque in Quebec City on a Sunday evening and shot dead six worshipers, wounding several more.
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QUICK HITS 15 – The Base
The arrest of Canadian Patrik Mathews, a member of The Base, in conjunction with a terrorist plot demonstrates that there are almost always signs of violent radicalisation. We should not ignore them.
Law enforcement and security agencies use a wealth of sources in their investigations, including openly-available data.
On this day in 1975, a bomb exploded in the State Department building in Washington by “Weather Underground” members.
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.