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Borealis Threat & Risk ConsultingBorealis Threat & Risk ConsultingIn a world of multiple voices and opinions it can be very hard to know where to turn. One choice is to look to those who actually worked in counter-terrorism in the national security world.
In these half-hour podcasts, 30-year Canadian intelligence veteran Phil Gurski is joined by a fascinating array of individuals with something meaningful to say about these issues as they provide insight into what they mean and what we need to do about them.
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Everywhere you look these days terrorism and violent extremism dominate the headlines. Whether you follow what is happening in Afghanistan or Iraq, or in the West writ large, we are inundated with news of attacks by groups and individuals fighting for a ’cause’.
In a world of multiple voices and opinions it can be very hard to know where to turn. One choice is to look to those who actually worked in counterterrorism in the national security world.
In these half-hour podcasts 30-year Canadian intelligence veteran Phil Gurski is joined by a fascinating array of individuals with something meaningful to say about these issues as they provide insight into what they mean and what we need to do about them.
Author of six books on terrorism, Phil is not shy to wade into controversial matters and provide his perspective honed from more than three decades in intelligence.
Episode 103 – In this podcast, Phil Gurski talks to Rachel Briggs,…
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Episode 101 – Phil Gurski chats with Minke Meijnders, instructor at the…
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Episode 98 – Phil Gurski is joined by former RCMP strategic analyst…
Episode 96 – Phil Gurski is joined by Greg Fyffe, former head…
Episode 95 – Just in time for the International Day of United…
Episode 94 – Phil Gurski talks to Canadian sociologist Frank Furedi about…
Episode 93 – Phil Gurski talks with Matthew Zegar, host of the…
Episode 92 – Phil Gurski talks with UK scholar Simon Cottee who…
Episode 91 – Phil Gurski talks to Uyghur activist Kayum Masimov, Project…
Episode 90 – How does someone who does not work in counter…
Episode 89 – Phil Gurski talks with Irish analyst Lorcan Owens on…
Bonus episode – My 4th discussion with popular Youtube personality Destiny about…
Episode 88 – Phil Gurski talks with Al Treddenick, former senior CSIS…
Episode 87 – Phil Gurski talks with former OPP commissioner Chris Lewis…
Episode 86 – Phil Gurski discute avec Alexandre Rodde, chercheur Français et…
Episode 85 – Former CSIS Intelligence Analyst Phil Gurski is joined by…
Episode 84 – MPs vote to label China’s persecution of Uighurs a…
Episode 83 – Borealis talks with Tony McAleer a former skinhead who…
Episode 82 – The story of an RCMP officer who spent time…
Episode 81 – Interview with French security consultant Alexandre Rodde.
Episode 80 – Borealis sits down with former Canadian cryptologist Richard Brisson…
Episode 79 – Borealis sits down with Chris Parsons of Canada’s Citizen…
Episode 78 – What is the role of respect for human rights…
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Canadian scholar Yannick Veilleux-Lepage walks us through the ‘evolution’ of this phenomenon.
In this episode, Borealis talks to Terry Chowanec, former head of National…
So, what is it like to cover terrorism for one of the…
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Borealis talks to Jasmine Opperman about a dangerous Islamist terrorism campaign that…
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In the wake of heavy criticism by Muslim leaders over French President…
Everyone seems to want to talk about ‘Right-Wing Extremism’ or RWE these…
In this episode, Borealis talks to a Canadian who has been involved…
Borealis appears as a guest on a podcast hosted by Vaush to…
In this episode, Borealis talks to Canada’s leading scholar on far right…
China has used a very small terrorist threat from Uyghur Islamist extremists…
Phil Gurski, Canadian intelligence veteran and author on five books about terrorism…
UK researcher and former PREVENT officer Liam Duffy joins former CSIS analyst…
When you read about an act of violence, do you assume the…
Kamran Bhatti, a youth outreach worker within Muslim communities discusses with Phil…
What do we do once we try and incarcerate terrorists? Phil Gurski…
Counter-terrorism veteran Phil Gurski discusses with a Courageous Canadian who realised her…
University of Toronto’s David Wilson joins Borealis to talk about this forgotten…
In this episode, Phil Gurski talks to Farhana Qazi of GWU about…
Have you ever heard of the ‘wave theory’ of terrorism? Phil Gurski…
Borealis has a lengthy exchange with Rand Corporation’s Brian Jenkins, a true…
Former CSIS Analyst Phil Gurksi interviews Lorenzo Vidino, specialist on the Muslim…
Armin Navabi from Atheist Republic interviews CSIS analyst Phil Gurski on what…
How do foreign policy decisions and terrorism intersect? Listen as I am…
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In this episode, Phil looks at terrorism in Africa: who is who,…
Imagine if your child ended up leaving home to join a terrorist…
Phil Gurski talks with Canadian scholar Mia Bloom from Georgia State University…
In this podcast, investigative journalist Naama Kates and intelligence analyst Phil Gurski…
In this podcast, national security analyst Shawn MacWha and intelligence analyst Phil…
Andrew Griffith, former Director General of Citizenship and Multiculturalism discuss if immigration…
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Ward Elcock was the Director of CSIS from 1994 to 2004 and…
My chat with Michael Petrou on Canadians who fought in the Spanish…
Borealis talks with US terrorism scholar Bruce Hoffman, who has been studying…
How has terrorism changed over the decades and, more importantly, where is…
Can scholars and security intelligence practitioners work better together? Phil Gurski talks…
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What happens when you gather together a former Al Qaeda bombmaker, a…
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