There are people out there who write very good books on all matters intelligence and Nigel West is one of them. He joins Borealis for a fascinating look at this murky world.
Ongoing court cases to send individuals to trial for war crimes a quarter century ago sends a powerful message
Two female suicide bombers detonated their charges in a town in northern Cameroon in November 2016, wounding four.
Militants, militias, insurgents, sects. These are just some of the terms used to describe what are in reality terrorists. Why the variation? In this episode, Borealis weighs in on the terminology used to talk about terrorists.
Afghanistan’s Haqqani terrorist network was behind a suicide bombing at a volleyball game in November 2014 in which 61 died, including many children

Spoiler alert!! My latest book, a look at terrorism in Canada since 1867, as seen through the eyes of CT practitioners, will be available soon. Watch this space!!
Canada’s cyber security agency has named China, Russia, Iran and North Korea as the ‘greatest strategic threats’ to Canada’s infrastructure, property and elections.
November 22, 2000: Bombing in Haiti
One boy was killed and 14 other people injured in what was the first of a bombing campaign linked to elections in Haiti in November 2000
There are many examples where ‘imported’ religious leaders poison the minds of followers: this practice has to stop.
On this day in 2002, a Hamas suicide bomber detonated his device on a crowded bus in Jerusalem, killing 11 and wounding 50.