The ‘T’ word – terrorism – is used everywhere to describe a wide variety of actors and actions, but is it used wisely?
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.
Sikh extremists in Canada carried out the largest act of aviation terrorism prior to 9/11 in 1985: do they still pose a threat?
Terrorism studies academics and CT practitioners are both looking at the same phenomenon, but can they work better together?
Pakistan is faced with a serious Islamist terrorist threat and accusations that it supports other terrorists: what gives?
The shooting deaths of two police officers and a civilian in Australia last December has been labelled ‘Christian terrorism’. What does this mean?
Chinese interference in Canadian elections has led to a storm of dialogue in Canada and demonstrates the government’s inability to use intelligence.
As governments struggle to identify and devote resources to countering terrorism, in the best-case scenario at the earliest juncture, are we getting our priorities wrong?
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The war in Ukraine has led to a new wave of ‘foreign fighters’. Who are these people and what is their agenda?
Evidence is crucial to a successful prosecution in court: what if the information comes from an intelligence source?