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Is Al Shabaab really on the descent in Somalia?

Governments sometimes stretch the truth to get their populations onside. Is this what Somalia is doing when it says Al Shabaab is on the wane?

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Yes everyone has a right to protest but who steps in when it goes sideways?

Episode 236 – Do Canadian police have enough manpower to monitor and keep protests in check? Everywhere you turn these days you see mass protests. Anti-immigrant mobs. Climate activist demos. Pro-Palestine rallies. The list goes on and on. Some of these events can turn violent as counter-protestors show up. To prevent this from happening we […]

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Three decades in national security: what was it like?

Working in national security is a very cool business. It is worth listening to the experiences of someone who did this for 30 years in Canada

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What can the ordinary public do to help authorities prevent violence?

Most people exhibit signs before they carry out an act of violence (including acts of terrorism). So, whose responsibility is it to act on this info?

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Is the Sahel becoming the new ground zero for jihadis?

Africa is beset by so many problems and jihadi terrorism may be the foremost of them. What does this mean for them and for us?

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African reliance on Russia’s Wagner Group for CT: a good idea?

Why would African nations embrace a Russian mercenary group in counter-terrorism ops rather than use Western forces?

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Canada’s government is still failing Canadians when it comes to malicious activity in our land

The litany of illegal and underhanded actions by the PRC in Canada is legion and there is little sign the government takes any of it seriously

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Anti-Semitism: hate or terrorism?

The rise in pro-Palestinian demos has skirted the anti-Semitism line: has it crossed into terrorist activity?

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How bad has anti-Semitism in Canada that it is driving Jews away?

Anti-Semitism is getting so dangerous in Canada that we are starting to lose some very talented people who no longer feel safe here

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Canada is immigrant friendly, but does it consider the national security angle?

Immigration is important to Canada and has always been. But does the federal government pay enough attention to national security when considering immigrants?