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No, Islamist radicalisation is NOT new!

The phenomenon of radicalisation has been looked at in detail by security intelligence services and law enforcement agencies: it is not new.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Why are so many faithful killing in the name of ‘god’?

We have been led to believe that religion is a good thing: so why do so many use it to justify acts of terrorist violence?

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How much ‘right’ does the public have to know?

Are there occasions when less, rather than more, information is a better way to manage reactions to violence in our societies?

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Why the recent arrests of Hamas terrorists in Germany matter

The war in Gaza has heightened calls among jihadi groups for terrorist attacks in the West and particularly against Jews. What does all this mean?

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

What effect do terrorism alerts have on the public?

A terrorist attack on a crowd during the holiday season would be horrific: what are the chances of one in Western Europe this year?

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It is high time we stop saying jihadi terrorism has waned

The belief by some that a particular form of international terrorism, i.e. jihadi violent extremism, is on the wane or no longer important is most definitely wrong.

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If Canada Is a Likely Target for Terrorist Attacks, Canadians Need to Know

Does the UK know something of the terrorist threat to Canada that we don’t? If so, I hope we find out!

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Why foreign HUMINT collection should be left to the professionals

In the post 9/11 period a lot of agencies wanted to hone in on the collection of security intelligence: did Canada make a mistake in letting the foreign ministry do so?

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Is coastal West Africa facing an increased jihadi threat?

Why are coastal West African nations facing a growing jihadi threat and how serious could this become?

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Perspectives

The Hamas attack on Israel: an ‘intelligence failure’ or a failure of intelligence? 

In the alacrity to assign blame for preventing the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, that country’s spies were held responsible, wrongly it turns out.