About Us Phil Gurski is the President and CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting Ltd. He worked as a senior strategic analyst at the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) from 2001-2015, specializing in violent Islamist-inspired homegrown terrorism and radicalisation. He is the author of six previous books on terrorism. Phil Gurski is the President and […]
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Tunisia is often seen as a role model for the Arab world: the reality is very different indeed.
When all you have is a hammer everything looks like a nail. It is time to expand the toolbox.
There are a lot of tools in the anti-terrorism kit but we need to evaluate them all and perhaps get rid of some. This piece appeared in The Hill Times on January 02, 2020. You have to pity Adam Ahmad, the 10-year old boy who finds himself on Canada’s ‘no-fly list’. This counter terrorism tool, more informally […]
Terrorists attack tourist resorts for obvious reasons: it is a way to target Westerners and undermine a nation’s economy.
We know that terrorist attacks can inspire others to act in similar ways but sometimes it is hard to tell if a given action is indeed terrorist in nature.
The Philippines has been the unwanted stage for many terrorist groups over the decades, including Islamist ones.
On previous New Year’s Eve, terrorist attacks have indeed been carried out. Here is a sample.
Are Islamist terrorists the only ones to use religion to justify violence?
Recent reports that deaths from terrorism are significantly down do not seem to apply to Africa.