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Trinidad and Tobago as the #1 source for ISIS jihadis?

Episode 92 – Phil Gurski talks with UK scholar Simon Cottee who just published a book on this fascinating finding.

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Quick Hits 162 – Why are jihadis so barbaric?

Have humans really gotten nicer and better at making war?

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Are we entering a new ‘threat wave’?

How many things go ‘bump in the night’ and how many can we keep an eye on?

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Why is China harassing Canadian Uyghurs and why is the government not doing anything to stop it?

Episode 91 – Phil Gurski talks to Uyghur activist Kayum Masimov, Project Manager at Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project

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Islamist terrorism is real but some responses to it are bad

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.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

A Belgian citizen’s view on terrorism

Episode 90 – How does someone who does not work in counter terrorism view large-scale attacks?

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Intelligence Veteran Reacts – Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Trailer

Do the producers do any better this time?

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Why is Canada so obsessed with so little terrorism?

For a land which sees so little terrorism our media and ‘national security experts’ appear to think – and react – differently.

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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.