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Sometimes it may make sense for some to turn to terrorism

Decades of frustrated desires for autonomy, if not outright independence, are readily understandable motivations for some to turn to terrorism.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Peta Lowe: Young offenders and terrorism – What can we do?

Episode 85 – Former CSIS Intelligence Analyst Phil Gurski is joined by Australian practitioner Peta Lowe to discuss these issues and more.

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Quick Hits 150 – Why declaring “premature victory” is rarely a good idea

Former CSIS intelligence analyst Phil Gurski cautions against jumping to conclusions about intelligence requirements and priorities.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh! Podcast

Kyle Matthews: Is what China is doing to the Uyghurs ‘genocide’?

Episode 84 – MPs vote to label China’s persecution of Uighurs a genocide

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Top 10 worst right-wing extremist group names

Following my earlier Top 10 Worst Terrorist Group Names, here is my take on the Top 10 Worst RWE Group Names.

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Canada needs to act on Saudis’ targeting of dissidents

The release of a CIA report holding Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman responsible for the brutal death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018 matters to Canadians, because the same sort of thing can happen here. We’ve already seen the evidence.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh! Podcast

Tony McAleer: What is it like to be a former neo-Nazi?

Episode 83 – Borealis talks with Tony McAleer a former skinhead who is trying to help others not make the same mistake he did.

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Quick Hits 144 – Why do we have intelligence if it is not acted on?

Former CSIS analyst Phil Gurski looks at how intelligence failures are anything but.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

William C. Malone: What was it like to be a Canadian police officer in Afghanistan?

Episode 82 – The story of an RCMP officer who spent time in Afghanistan in 2011-12 and wrote a book about it.

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Virtual event: How to Tackle Extremism in Prisons

1 March @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm