On this day in 1995 a car bomb exploded in Algiers near housing for police officers and their families, wounding at least 63 people.
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.
When terrorists turn to crime it may be to the benefit of law enforcement and security intelligence agencies by making prosecutions easier
Episode 84 – MPs vote to label China’s persecution of Uighurs a genocide
On this day in 2012 at least six people were killed and more than 60 injured in an attack at a busy bus station in the Kenyan capital city, Nairobi
It seems that everyone is calling everything terrorism these days. It is almost as if the word is in the eye (brain?) of the beholder. In this Quick Hits podcast episode, Borealis pushes back against this uncareful use. If the ins and outs of terrorism, extremism, national security and public safety are of interest to […]
On this day in 2016 Islamic State (ISIS) carried out a mustard gas attack on the town of Taza in the northeastern part of Iraq.
Listing all acts of terrorism that occurred in the world last week from the 1st to the 7th of March, 2021
On this day in 2016 a Uruguayan businessman was stabbed to death in the city of Paysandu near the Argentine border by a convert to Islam
The verdict in the 2018 Toronto van killings was a good reminder that jumping to conclusions about terrorism is rarely a good idea
On this day in 2005 two policemen were killed in a shootout when five gunmen disguised as veiled Muslim women stormed a police station in southern Thailand