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How believable are claims of success against terrorism?

Governments make truly impressive claims in their counterterrorism campaigns, but can these numbers be trusted?

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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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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?

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Has Canada been ‘shanghaied’ by the PRC?

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 need to change how they consider terrorism

Canadian courts have an unfortunate tendency to not take terrorism seriously and treat it appropriately. How can we change this?

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Canadian government inattention to intelligence dates back to the Gouzenko affair

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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When it come to Islamophobia who is actually behind it?

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.