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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Why doesn’t Canada have a foreign intelligence service?

In a world where everyone is spying on everyone else you would think that having a trained, competent foreign intelligence agency is a given – not in Canada

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Is Sweden becoming unsafe?

Sweden’s reputation as a safe country of blond, fit people has been taking a hit of late: what is going on?

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Quick Hits

What is behind the rise in Islamist terrorist level over the holiday season?

Jihadis who plan attacks over the holiday season clearly have missed the message behind Christmas. Bah humbug!

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

What is it like to be part of a community jihadis seek to ‘eliminate’?

Some in Canada think that those who joined ISIS are ‘victims’ who need to be ‘rescued’. How do real victims, i.e. Yazidis, feel about this?

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Why are so many faithful killing in the name of ‘god’?

We have been led to believe that religion is a good thing: so why do so many use it to justify acts of terrorist violence?

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Perspectives

How much ‘right’ does the public have to know?

Are there occasions when less, rather than more, information is a better way to manage reactions to violence in our societies?

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

What effect do terrorism alerts have on the public?

A terrorist attack on a crowd during the holiday season would be horrific: what are the chances of one in Western Europe this year?

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Quick Hits

It is high time we stop saying jihadi terrorism has waned

The belief by some that a particular form of international terrorism, i.e. jihadi violent extremism, is on the wane or no longer important is most definitely wrong.

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Perspectives

If Canada Is a Likely Target for Terrorist Attacks, Canadians Need to Know

Does the UK know something of the terrorist threat to Canada that we don’t? If so, I hope we find out!

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Why foreign HUMINT collection should be left to the professionals

In the post 9/11 period a lot of agencies wanted to hone in on the collection of security intelligence: did Canada make a mistake in letting the foreign ministry do so?