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November 16, 2018: ADF jihadis kill peacekeepers in eastern DRC

On November 16, 2018 ADF jihadis killed at least seven UN peacekeepers and 12 Congolese soldiers near the DRC city of Beni.

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Changing the language we use to describe terrorism does not make countering it any easier

Recent initiatives in Western countries like Canada to eschew terms like Islamist terrorism are nothing more than useless and counterproductive bureaucratic exercises.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Ahmed Patel – Why are many Muslims in denial over Islamist terrorism?

Episode 112 – Phil is joined by UK activist and Sufi Muslim Ahmed Patel, brother-in-law of the London 7/7 bomber.

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Do terrorism convictions really lead to a life sentence?

Life sentences for terrorism are appropriate. Why does the Canadian justice system fail to appreciate this very simple concept?

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

An award-winning journalist’s take on the Middle East, Asia and terrorism

Episode 111 – Borealis has a great talk with James Dorsey, senior fellow at the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies at Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University

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Are mental illness and terrorism mutually exclusive?

Are mental illness and violent extremism necessarily mutually exclusive? Can an individual suffer from some kind of psychological disorder and still be a terrorist?

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

What do we do about about terrorist financing and money laundering?

Episode 110 – Borealis has an in-depth conversation with former RCMP officer and money laundering/terrorist financing specialist Archie Alafriz

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October 21, 2007: PKK executes sophisticated attack on Turkish soldiers

On October 21, 2007 PKK terrorists killed at least 17 Turkish soldiers and wounded 16 others near Turkey’s border with Iraq.

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Has Africa become the ‘Dark Continent’ for terrorism?

Africa will most likely continue to be a hot bed of terrorism for many years to come with little hope of a resolution to this threat

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Borealis joins Counterpoints for a wide-ranging discussion on terrorism and national security

Episode 109 – How is the ‘war on terrorism’ going? What are we doing well? Not well?