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When book burnings lead to terrorism

When freedom of speech and expression intersects with the burning of holy books there is a connection to terrorism threats

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

How important is intelligence sharing? Lessons from Europe

We all learned as children how to share and sharing makes us all better off. What about intelligence? How much should we give and take with other nations?

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Why can’t Canada call Islamist terrorism what it is?

Squeamishness over terms like Islamist or jihadi terrorism appears to have led some to ban the term from official documents – is this a good move?

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

National security and the world of fiction: a fascinating juxtaposition

The nexus between the national security world and that of fiction (movies and books) is an interesting one – what are the challenges?

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

What is the link between blasphemy and terrorism?

In what may seem like an anachronism, blasphemy accusations still can lead to death. Why do current blasphemy campaigns lie almost exclusively within Islamist extremists?

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Threats have a nasty tendency not to go away

Do we threats ever really go away? If not, are we dealing with these in appropriate ways at the national security level?

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Why it is important to call terrorism what it is

When it comes to terrorism, how much does the public deserve to know? More than you might think!

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How long can terrorist threats last?

Terrorists seem to have long memories: they can target people that piss them off for an extended period of time

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Is Al Shabaab really on the way out?

Are government claims that terrorist groups are on the verge of defeat credible or is this just wishful thinking?

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A plea for consistency in applying the ‘terrorism’ label

The ‘T’ word – terrorism – is used everywhere to describe a wide variety of actors and actions, but is it used wisely?