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Perspectives

Terrorism is a matter of public safety, not national security

There are national security and public safety threats: terrorism is most usually one of the latter, not the former.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Brad West – The role of municipalities in national security

Episode 116 – Phil talks with Port Coquitlam (BC) Mayor Brad West about Chinese interference and influence peddling in Canada and other issues

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Borealis joins Counterpoints for a wide-ranging discussion on terrorism and national security

Episode 109 – How is the ‘war on terrorism’ going? What are we doing well? Not well?

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Quick Hits

Should academics tell national security professionals how to do their jobs?

Quick Hits 173 – Is there no better way to manage this relationship?

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Minke Meijnders – What role does strategic foresight play in national security?

Episode 101 – Phil Gurski chats with Minke Meijnders, instructor at the University of Ottawa’s Security, Economics and Technology program.

Where to find terrorism and national security related news

As promised, here is the list of websites I use for my daily morning news scan: There are a lot of sources of information available on all kinds of topics. If you want to stay abreast of what is happening from a national security/public safety angle you need to invest time and effort to find […]

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Perspectives

What will Canada’s national security and public safety challenges be in 2021?

In the absence of a crystal ball we can still list some of the national security and public safety challenges we may face in 2021.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh! Podcast

Joshua Krasna: What national security issues keep Israelis awake at night?

Israeli analyst Joshua Krasna joins Borealis to look at current national security issues for Israel.

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Perspectives

National Security and Intelligence Review Agency 2019 Annual Report

Canada’s independent expert review body for all national security and intelligence activities.

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Quick Hits Video

Borealis to expand podcasts to more national security issues!

While terrorism is an important issue it is not the only threat we face. To date, Borealis has focused almost exclusively on terrorism but it is time to broaden horizons. In this Quick Hits episode you’ll hear what the new scope is as well as the new name for this short podcast!