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Canadian Intelligence Eh! Podcast

Nigel West: Shedding light on the world of intelligence

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.

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Perspectives

With crimes against humanity, the requirement to find and punish the guilty should never end

Ongoing court cases to send individuals to trial for war crimes a quarter century ago sends a powerful message

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Perspectives

November 24, 2016: Suicide bombing in Cameroon

Two female suicide bombers detonated their charges in a town in northern Cameroon in November 2016, wounding four.

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Quick Hits Video

Why can’t we call terrorists what they are?

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.

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Perspectives

November 23, 2014: Attack on volleyball players in Afghanistan

Afghanistan’s Haqqani terrorist network was behind a suicide bombing at a volleyball game in November 2014 in which 61 died, including many children

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The Peaceable Kingdom

The Peaceable Kingdom – Update #1

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!!

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Phil in the media Quick Hits Video

China, Russia, Iran and North Korea are Canada’s ‘greatest strategic threat’: CSE report

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.

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Perspectives

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

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Perspectives

The unhelpful influence of foreign hateful preachers

There are many examples where ‘imported’ religious leaders poison the minds of followers: this practice has to stop.

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Perspectives

November 21, 2002: Hamas suicide bombing in Jerusalem

On this day in 2002, a Hamas suicide bomber detonated his device on a crowded bus in Jerusalem, killing 11 and wounding 50.