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States have a need and a duty to combat terrorism on their soil but this does not mean that every method of doing so is a good idea.
Episode 90 – How does someone who does not work in counter terrorism view large-scale attacks?
Do the producers do any better this time?
For a land which sees so little terrorism our media and ‘national security experts’ appear to think – and react – differently.
Our obsession with future-casting on all matters, including terrorist trends, may be understandable but that does not make it viable.
Bonus episode – My 4th discussion with popular Youtube personality Destiny about all things terrorism and national security.
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.
Episode 88 – Phil Gurski talks with Al Treddenick, former senior CSIS officer who was stationed at the Canadian embassy in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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?