Are government claims that terrorist groups are on the verge of defeat credible or is this just wishful thinking?
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The ‘T’ word – terrorism – is used everywhere to describe a wide variety of actors and actions, but is it used wisely?
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Chinese interference in Canadian elections has led to a storm of dialogue in Canada and demonstrates the government’s inability to use intelligence.
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Canadian courts have an unfortunate tendency to not take terrorism seriously and treat it appropriately. How can we change this?
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Why is it that a series of Canadian governments is incapable to take what their intelligence agencies tell them about national security threats?
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Canada appoints an Islamophobia ‘czar’, convinced that it is all too ‘prevalent’. But who are the real Islamophobes? Spoiler alert: not who you may think.
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What role should our courts play in counter terrorism? Are there court cases in which there are frivolous accusations as to who is behind terrorism?
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After dragging its feet for years, Canada announced it is repatriating women ISIS jihadis: bad move Trudeau government!
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Are terrorism trends as seen in 2022 likely to shift in 2023? No: jihadis will mostly likely dominate the ideological violent landscape in next year.
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Recent changes to Indonesian laws suggest a rightward, less tolerant form of Islam. Should we be worried about more Islamist terrorism?