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David Wilson: When Irish terrorists posed a real threat to… Canada!

University of Toronto’s David Wilson joins Borealis to talk about this forgotten violent chapter of Canadian history.

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It is high time to cancel ‘cancel culture’

Debate is the backbone of democratic society. Reasoned, civil exchanges of ideas is what we must protect. Phil Gurski weighs in on this ‘cancel culture’ phenomenon.

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Is it ok for one nation to send a hit squad to another?

News has just come out that Saudi Arabia sent a hit squad to Canada to kill former counter terrorism officer Saad al-Jabri. Saudi has a history of this, having killed Washington Post reporter and dissident Jamal Kashoggi in Istanbul in October 2018. What should Canada do in reponse? Borealis weighs in. The crown prince of Saudi […]

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Beirut explosion: When is a terrorist attack not a terrorist attack?

The explosion yesterday in Beirut sure looks like a terrorist attack. All indications point to this being an accident. What does this say about our reaction to events of this nature?

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Article 370: The day Kashmir went dark

On 5 August 2019, the Government of India revoked the special status granted under Article 370 of the Indian Constitution to Jammu and Kashmir.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh! Podcast

Farhana Qazi: What to do about Kashmir when both sides are a problem?

In this episode, Phil Gurski talks to Farhana Qazi of GWU about why Kashmir seems to be getting worse and why there is enough blame on both sides to go around.

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ICSR report finds an unprecedented number of terrorists in European prisons

A recent report states that there are an unprecedented number of terrorists in European prisons. What threat do they pose? What should we do with them?

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Discussing the ‘Wave Theory of Terrorism’ with UCLA professor David Rapoport

Have you ever heard of the ‘wave theory’ of terrorism? Phil Gurski caught up with legendary David Rapoport recently for a fascinating chat. Have a listen!

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How do intelligence agencies stop Russian spying?

A report submitted to the UK parliament claims that British, and Western, intelligence agencies cannot combat “online psychological operations from foreign state actors — primarily Russia — aiming to influence Western politics on a mass scale“. Why can’t they? Borealis looks at this in his latest Quick Hit podcast. Britain is abuzz today with news […]

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Al Mawla: What will the new ISIS leader do?

Following the killing of Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi, ISIS was leaderless for a while. No longer. Mawla the ‘Destroyer’ has now assumed the helm. What is in store for ISIS going forward?