COVID-19 is causing a lot of fear and anxiety around the world. In India, some Hindu extremists are now blaming the country’s Muslims for the outbreak. In this Quick Hits podcast we look at the potential for violence.
On this day in 1983, the Sendero massacred 69 peasants in the village of Lucanamarca in Peru with axes, machetes and guns.
How terrorists may use COVID-19 to plan attacks to bring about the apocalyspe.
On this day in 2015, Al Shabaab terrorists besieged Garissa University in northeastern Kenya. Four gunmen stormed the campus and began firing indiscriminately.
Over the last years we are hearing more and more about how many Germans espousing right-wing extreme ideas. German military in particular is concerned.
Many people turn to religion in times of need. Some of the practices advocated by a few religious leaders are unhelpful and will aid in the spread of the COVId-19 virus. This too is religious extremism.
On this day in 2018, the Somalia-based terrorist group Al Shabaab claimed it attacked an African Union (AMISOM) base with two car bombs, killing 59 Ugandan soldiers.
We see our intelligence sector as there to protect us from threats like terrorism and foreign espionage – what about pandemics?
Can scholars and security intelligence practitioners work better together? Phil Gurski talks with the University of Waterloo’s religion scholar Lorne Dawson.
On this day in 2010, at least 12 people, including a top local police official, were killed by two suicide bombings in Russia’s North Caucasus republic of Dagestan.