You would think the targeting of hundreds of Canadian churches for political reasons would warrant a tougher response. Alas you would be wrong.
Category: Canadian Intelligence Eh!
What is happening in the world of terrorism, as seen through the eyes of a former intelligence analyst.
In this podcast, retired Canadian intelligence analyst Phil Gurski discusses the subject of terrorism: what it is (and isn’t), trends, developments and more. 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.
Canadians are woefully ignorant of terrorists from BC who perpetrated the 1985 Air India attack, and few think it can happen again.
Criticism of a state over its acts is an acceptable form of protest: what happens when that state is Israel and opposition turns to anti-Semitism?
Solid intelligence pointing to unwanted and dangerous Chinese interference in Canada and multiple levels has been collected and shared for decades and ignored. Why?
The old phrase ‘once burned twice shy’ does not seem to apply when it comes to Russia and Afghanistan: why would the former want to jump back in to the Central Asian nation?
Two recent attacks in Australia have people wondering what constitutes terrorism and what doesn’t: is it time to rethink the concept?
Is Canada putting too much under the terrorism rubric with serious consequences for trying to stop it?
There is a reason why professionally-trained individuals are important in several areas of knowledge, and that includes national security
While you would have to be heartless not to feel for the suffering in Gaza why can’t Palestinian activists feel for the suffering of Israelis?
While diasporas benefit from access to media in their native language these vehicles can be exploited by foreign states to manipulate opinion.