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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Canadian Intelligence Eh! podcast 148: What are the ins and outs of CVE?

Efforts are underway around the world, including in Canada, to try to get people off the path to violent extremism

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Global Terrorism This Week (GTTW) – September 19-25, 2022

Once again global terrorism was heavily by dominated – in fact 100% the work of – jihadis

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Why wasn’t the Arab Spring the end to Islamist terrorism: a conversation with Daveed Gartenstein-Ross

The Arab Spring was supposed to usher in an era of democracy for MENA and bleed support for Islamist terrorism. It didn’t. A chat with Daveed Gartenstein-Ross as to why not

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Global Terrorism This Week – September 12-18, 2022

A summary of terrorism news from around the globe for the week of September 12-18; again dominated by jihadi violence (and not a SINGLE RWE attack anywhere)

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

How does language use affect intelligence analysis?

How far can security services go in monitoring activities in their country and how do governments view threats?

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Quick Hits

Does Canada need a ‘terrorism’ offence?

A recent court case in which a young man pleaded guilty to murder in a 2020 attack raises the issue of why we need to have terrorism charges at all

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Global Terrorism This Week (GTTW) – September 5 – 11, 2022

Global Terrorism This Week for September 5 to 11 shows, once again, a heavily dominant jihadi threat.

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Islamist terrorism is a far bigger threat than ‘Islamophobia’

Claims that Islamophobia trumps Islamist terrorism in 2022 do not have a statistical leg to stand on.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Why is morale at Canada’s spy service in the dumps? A conversation with Andrew Kirsch

When a nation’s spy agency has a morale problem it can have widespread effects on national security: a conversation with a former Canadian intel officer.

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Global Terrorism This Week (GTTW) – August 29 to September 4, 2022

Global Terrorism This Week (GTTW) – August 29 – September 4, 2022: Islamist terrorism reigns again!