Militants, militias, insurgents, sects. These are just some of the terms used to describe what are in reality terrorists. Why the variation? In this episode, Borealis weighs in on the terminology used to talk about terrorists.
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Canada’s cyber security agency has named China, Russia, Iran and North Korea as the ‘greatest strategic threats’ to Canada’s infrastructure, property and elections.
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No, violent incels are not terrorists
As the trial of Alek Minassian gets underway doubt is raised as to whether he is mentally responsible. Borealis looks at why we should not call violent incels ‘terrorists’.
While terrorism is an important issue it is not the only threat we face. To date, Borealis has focused almost exclusively on terrorism but it is time to broaden horizons. In this Quick Hits episode you’ll hear what the new scope is as well as the new name for this short podcast!
Tens of thousands of Western citizens left their homes to join terrorist groups abroad such as Al Qaeda and ISIS. Borealis talks to David Malet, who has looked at this issue at great length.
Everyone seems to think Western governments need to drop everything and bring back their terrorist citizens for prosecution. Borealis weighs in, once again, on why this is a bad idea.
Borealis wonders why Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was unable to do the right thing and simply reject terrorism.
Administrations have to deal with a lot of things: the economy, trade, diplomacy, global warming… and terrorism. The latter is not as dangerous as many think it is but it cannot be ignored. What will a Biden presidency look like on this front? Borealis looks at this aspect of the term of the 46th US […]
Borealis talks to Jasmine Opperman about a dangerous Islamist terrorism campaign that is taking place in northern Mozambique.
Religious people are supposed to spread love and tolerance, not violence. So what do we do with those who advocate extremism and terrorism?