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The rise of environmental violent extremism could be merely a matter of time

There is a lot of debate these days about what is more important when it comes to terrorism: Islamist extremism (i.e. jihadis) or right wing extremists.  The truth is that both pose a threat but which one is scarier depends on what part of the world you are talking about.  In the US it is […]

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Fringe theories on terrorism – 2: Engineers and extremism

(I just realised that the title of this blog could be seen as offensive.  Please believe that I am not equating those that build bridges and improve our way of life with those who wantonly slaughter innocent people in the name of ideology.  The two have nothing in common.  Or do they?) Building on my […]

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The misinformation on RWE really has to stop

Everyone seems to be convinced that right-wing extremism is THE # threat: well, it seems everyone is wrong – this ain’t good.

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Why governments cannot dictate to spies

Borealis weighs in on a report that the Trump Administration told DHS and its spies not to report on Russia and right-wing extremism.

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Is ISIS back? Actually, it never left the building

Those who stated confidently that ISIS had been ‘defeated’ in 2019 were totally, totally wrong

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

CIE – Just how bad is the ‘violent incel’ threat?

Is the threat to national security and public safety from violent incels as serious as some say? A conversation with Canadian journalist MJ Banias

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Global Terrorism This Week (GTTW) – September 5 – 11, 2022

Global Terrorism This Week for September 5 to 11 shows, once again, a heavily dominant jihadi threat.

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Global Terrorism This Week (GTTW) – August 8-14

Terrorism around the globe for the week of August 8-14, 2022: again dominated by Islamist terrorist groups and individuals.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Raffaello Pantucci – What if many are getting the RWE problem wrong?

The accepted narrative in the West these days is that the greatest terrorist threat stems from the far right, no longer jihadis. But does it?

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Those who accuse others of blasphemy can become terrorists

Those who still believe blasphemy is a sin and seek to kill those who engage in it are nothing but terrorists