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Yes there is something called left-wing terrorism – get it right!

Left-wing terrorism is on the rise in many countries but no one seems to want to talk about it – why not?

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Perspectives

Governments Should Adequately Fund Existing Agencies Rather Than Create New Ones

When faced with failure governments have a nasty tendency to create new bodies rather than support existing ones whose advice they ignored in the first place

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Perspectives

Preventing Chinese Espionage in Canada Is Not Akin to ‘Anti-Asian Racism’

For the Canadian government and Prime Minister Trudeau to dismiss legitimate concerns over PRC interference in our elections as ‘anti-Asian racism’ is nonsense

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

When it comes to counter-terrorism be careful whom you deal with

Several nations, especially in Africa, have engaged the Russia-based Wagner Group to do counter-terrorism ops. A good idea?

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Political agendas and intelligence practice are like oil and water

It is one thing for governments to tell their spies what they want to know: it is quite another for the former to do the latter’s job.

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Is it ever ok to make fun of terrorism?

Is laughing at terrorists an insult to the victims or is it a good strategy to pursue and acceptable?

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Afghanistan under the Taliban: more terrorism?

Afghanistan has been in a lot of trouble for a very long time and now the Taliban are back in power. How much worse can things get?

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Perspectives

Fighting Beijing’s Interference: Silos Are Good for Storing Grain, Not Shielding Vital Security Information

Intelligence is meant to be shared with those who need to know to make better decisions: why does the Canadian government not get that?

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

The plight of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims and terrorism

The tragedy of the Rohingya in northwestern Myanmar has led to resistance, including the rise of an Islamist terrorist group

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China’s Spying in Canada Soars to New Heights

PRC spying in Canada is showing no signs of slowing down: hell, they even use former RCMP to advance their interests!