Long pandemic could add to extremism, decline in democracy: Defence Department report.
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Category: COVID-19
In this time of COVID-19, we have enough to worry about without freaking out about terrorism!
Even ISIS is afraid of COVID-19, suggesting we may not see an uptick in attacks seeking to take advantage of a possible skeleton crew in security and intelligence agencies.
The COVID-19 situation is rapidly evolving and governments are having a hard time keeping up with strategies to respond and react effectively to keep their citizenry safe. Read more about the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and its ties with terrorism.
Intelligence agencies exist to help officials make better decisions. Some nations have true ‘intelligence cultures’ where the value of this kind of information is recognised. Then there is Canada.
The advent of the COVID-19 pandemic has brought into the foreground the need to plan for the next one and the role of intelligence agencies.
In this episode of Adversity Quotient, Phil Gurski and David Henigman discuss the roles of intelligence agencies during pandemic and what may change going forward.
Terrorists like to have large audiences for their acts – what if we keep ‘social distancing’?
Some are demanding group worship at a time when collective physical distancing is necessary. Have a listen to why I think these are religious extremists.
The destruction of cell towers believed to be used to transmit 5G wireless communications is tied to a conspiracy theory that 5G is causing COVID-19.
The debate over the niqab (Muslim face veil) was never about national security: COVID-19 is demonstrating that.
There has not been an appreciable increase in terrorism activity in most nations across the world (there are exceptions). Here is what we know so far.
How can Western democratic states use surveillance technology to monitor who has COVID-19 and still respect privacy laws?