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Quick Hits

Yes there is something called left-wing terrorism – get it right!

Left-wing terrorism is on the rise in many countries but no one seems to want to talk about it – why not?

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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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Perspectives

When Dictatorships Are in Doubt They Call Their Citizens ‘Terrorists’

In today’s world governments resort to slapping the ‘terrorism’ label on all kinds of things and people that have nothing to do with terrorism.

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Perspectives

Conducting Intelligence Should Not Mean Having to Say You’re Sorry

The Canadian government really needs to stop apologising for what its intelligence services do for its citizens

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Perspectives

How to prevent real terrorism threats in Canada

The road to hell is paved with good intentions, so they say. Does this describe the UK’s Prevent counter terrorism programme?

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Is the UK Prevent strategy broken?

Prevent is part of the UK’s CVE – countering violent extremism – strategy. Has it come off the rails?

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Quick Hits

Where was terrorism in 2022 and where is it headed in 2023?

Are terrorism trends as seen in 2022 likely to shift in 2023? No: jihadis will mostly likely dominate the ideological violent landscape in next year.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Canadian Intelligence Eh! – Episode 152: Whither Afghanistan?

Afghanistan is again under Taliban terrorist rule – what to expect? A conversation with Naomi Kikoler

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Perspectives

Global Terrorism This Week (GTTW) – October 17-23, 2022

Jihadist attacks again dominated global terrorism from October 17-23; nary a right-wing attack anywhere (again)

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Perspectives

Global Terrorism This Week (GTTW) – September 5 – 11, 2022

Global Terrorism This Week for September 5 to 11 shows, once again, a heavily dominant jihadi threat.