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Why National Security Matters: Just Take a Look Around the World

The world has always been a dangerous place but is it becoming more dangerous, even more so than during the Cold War?

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Public inquiries are a waste of taxpayers’ money

Why would Canada have a public inquiry on foreign interference when we know what happened and the fact that intelligence was ignored?

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Hamas Attack on Israel: Where Did the Intelligence Fail?

Intelligence agencies are expected to never make mistakes: why is this the only profession subject to such an impossible standard?

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Did India send a hit squad to kill an alleged Sikh terrorist in Canada?

Nations cannot be permitted to send ‘hit squads’ to other nations to kill dissidents: is India part of this club?

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As We Dither Over a Public Inquiry, Beijing Continues Its Subterfuge in Canada

Canada really needs to up its game when it comes to pushing back against foreign (read: China) interference in our affairs.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

The intelligence/evidence conundrum in Canada

Evidence is crucial to a successful prosecution in court: what if the information comes from an intelligence source?

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

How important are human sources in counter terrorism? A conversation with former CSIS officers and agents

Canadian Intelligence Eh! – Episode 150: How far should the use of human sources go to collect intelligence? The world of counter terrorism is a dirty business.   Intelligence services and law enforcement need to infiltrate terrorist cells to see what they are planning and part of those efforts involve the recruitment and running of human […]

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Global Terrorism This Week (GTTW) – August 15-21, 2022

Terrorism around the world for the week of August 15-21: another week dominated by Islamist terrorists

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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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December 16, 2014: Children killed in Yemen bombing

On December 16, 2014 AQAP detonated two car bombs in Radaa, a city in Yemen’s central province of al-Bayda, killing 25 people.