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Perspectives

What can we actually ‘predict’ when it comes to terrorism?

Our obsession with future-casting on all matters, including terrorist trends, may be understandable but that does not make it viable.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Chat with Destiny: Surveillance, Trump’s role vs the DC Mayor, Entrapment and wild stories

Bonus episode – My 4th discussion with popular Youtube personality Destiny about all things terrorism and national security.

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Perspectives

Is the West losing its perspective on radicalisation?

It may sound trite but when everything and everyone is seen as a terrorist – or a potential terrorist – the term has lost all its meaning.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Al Treddenick – Is Saudi Arabia sending hit squads to Canada?

Episode 88 – Phil Gurski talks with Al Treddenick, former senior CSIS officer who was stationed at the Canadian embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

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Video

Intelligence Veteran Reacts – James Bond 007: No Time To Die Trailer 2 (2020)

Bond films are exciting, fast-paced and fun to watch. But how accurate are they and does it matter that they are not? Former CSIS intelligence analyst Phil Gurski gives his own review of this latest offering. The new James Bond film No Time to Die – is this what spies really do?

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Video

Are there any “James Bond” roles in Canadian intelligence (minus the license to kill)?

Do Canadian spies use formidable gadgets like the ones provided by Quartermaster Q?

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Radio interview

The Current for Oct. 7, 2020 – Repatriating Canadians who left to join ISIS

Matt Galloway speaks to Lawrence Greenspon, lawyer for Amira’s uncle, Farida Deif, Canada director at Human Rights Watch, and Phil Gurski, a former CSIS strategic analyst.

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Quick Hits

Quick Hits 155 – Are “experts” as good as they say they are?

Everywhere you turn you come across an ‘expert’.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Chris Lewis: From cop to commentator

Episode 87 – Phil Gurski talks with former OPP commissioner Chris Lewis about his career and about ‘experts’ in the media.

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Quick Hits Video

Quick Hits 154 – Why are we in such a hurry to call mass murder terrorism?

Two more mass shootings recently took place in the US – one in Atlanta and one in Georgia – making 103 since January 1st of this year.