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From service in Afghanistan to a military/security publishing house

A former Canadian soldier and reservist wrote fiction and non-fiction on Afghanistan and went on to create a new publishing house on military and security

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Your friendly local neighbourhood Chinese police station in Canada – NOT!

How is it that the Canadian government is not taking seriously enough the presence of PRC ‘police stations’ on our soil?

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

What is ‘Hindu extremism’ and how bad is it?

India is a multiethnic country with a huge Muslim minority: is that minority at risk of violence by Hindu extremists?

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Can risk assessment tools really prevent terrorism?

Can we predict who becomes a terrorist and why? That is what some risk assessment tools claim – are they accurate?

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Perspectives

The PM Trudeau and his team clearly need to enroll in Intelligence 101

You would think a country’s leader would have a good idea what its intelligence agencies have authority to do. Then again, this is Canada we are talking about.

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Why create intelligence assessments if no one reads them?

Intelligence agencies work hard to provide the best advice possible to senior government leaders: you would think these mandarins would at least read what they send.

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Quick Hits

Is Indonesia heading down a path of intolerant Islam?

Recent changes to Indonesian laws suggest a rightward, less tolerant form of Islam. Should we be worried about more Islamist terrorism?

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

What is it like to work at the pointy end of counter-terrorism?

In a world of so many who see themselves as terrorism ‘experts’ we really should listen to those who have pointy end of the stick experience

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What happens when the national security ‘experts’ are wrong?

National security ‘expertise’ is woefully inaccurate and inadequate and is in need of examination – we must put these experts to the test.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Canadian Intelligence Eh! A journalist’s perspective on terrorism

Spies, cops and soldiers are not the only ones concerned with terrorism – journalists are important actors too. A conversation with the UK’s Tam Hussein