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The week in terrorism: January 1-7, 2024

This is a summary of terrorism around the world for the week of January 1-7, with a short discussion on the implications for global security.

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Jumping on the Bandwagon to Support Hamas May Dilute Support for Other Causes

International causes make strange bedfellows, but the speed with which left-wingers adopted Hamas rhetoric will prove to be counterproductive

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

What is it like to be part of a community jihadis seek to ‘eliminate’?

Some in Canada think that those who joined ISIS are ‘victims’ who need to be ‘rescued’. How do real victims, i.e. Yazidis, feel about this?

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Quick Hits

It is high time we stop saying jihadi terrorism has waned

The belief by some that a particular form of international terrorism, i.e. jihadi violent extremism, is on the wane or no longer important is most definitely wrong.

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Perspectives

If Canada Is a Likely Target for Terrorist Attacks, Canadians Need to Know

Does the UK know something of the terrorist threat to Canada that we don’t? If so, I hope we find out!

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When it comes to the Trudeaus and intelligence activities, like father do unlike son

Trudeau the father and Trudeau the son could not have been more different when it comes to dealing with national security threats to Canada

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Is it really possible to ‘defeat’ a terrorist group?

We should be very cautious in accepting claims that terrorist groups have been defeated: they have a tendency to last a long time

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Political agendas and intelligence practice are like oil and water

It is one thing for governments to tell their spies what they want to know: it is quite another for the former to do the latter’s job.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

The plight of Myanmar’s Rohingya Muslims and terrorism

The tragedy of the Rohingya in northwestern Myanmar has led to resistance, including the rise of an Islamist terrorist group

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

What ‘colour’ are foreign fighters in Ukraine?

The war in Ukraine has led to a new wave of ‘foreign fighters’. Who are these people and what is their agenda?