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Articles The Ottawa Citizen

US assassination of IRGC General will do more harm than good

The decision to take Soleimani out points to a fundamental U.S. lack of understanding of the current terrorism threat and will lead to more, not fewer, deaths.

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Maybe Canadians should listen to CSIS when it talks about China

CSIS rarely says a lot openly about what it knows: when it does it should be listened to.

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Is there really any point to terrorist listings?

We need to combat terrorism on a number of fronts but it is not clear how necessary terrorist entity listings are.

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Articles The Ottawa Citizen

Does Ottawa City Hall need increased security – really?

While we have come to expect heightened security cordons these days we might want to make sure they are all necessary.

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Hometown terrorists?

The actual place of incubation does not matter. What does is having a bevy of like-minded co-conspirators and access to relevant material, and that can happen anywhere.

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Articles Ecoterrorism

The ugly side of climate change denial may lead to violence

Is it possible that some who are not convinced climate change is real could become extremists?

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Articles Homeland Security Today

National Security Priorities for the Canadian Government, from ISIS Fighters to Guns

Many pundits remarked that we saw neither hide nor hair of anything related to national security or foreign policy in the platforms of any of the main parties during the election campaign.

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The Maxime Bernier shutout is a good sign

The recent Canadian federal election bucked Western trends by rejecting populism – and that is indeed a good thing!

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Is Don Cherry a right-wing extremist?

Long time hockey commentator Don Cherry has not shied away from spouting racist and anti-immigrant feelings.

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Should Canadians worry about #Wexit from an extremism perspective?

Why the Canadian Wexit movement should be monitored to ensure it does not head down a violent extremist direction.