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Today in Terrorism: 9 November 2015 Cameroon, 2018 Melbourne

Knife and bomb attacks carried out by lone terrorists in Australia and Cameroon show terrorism can occur at the hands of an individual.

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Today in Terrorism: 8 November 2003, Bombings in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

On this day in 2003, a Saudi Arabia compound was hit by multiple bombs attributed to Al Qaeda.

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We really are no closer to figuring out what to do with ISIS detainees

Deciding how to deal with detained ISIS ‘foreign fighters’ is proving to be very, very difficult. One would think it rare that terrorists and those trying to prevent them from achieving their goals would share the same desires. Yet in a way it is true, at least for the Islamist terrorist variety. Many Islamist terrorist […]

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National security priorities for the Liberal minority government

Here’s what needs to be done by the Liberal minority government on the national security/public safety front.

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Today in Terrorism: 2 November 2004/2018

Islamist terrorists strike in Netherlands and Egypt 14 years apart I have been studying and writing about terrorism for a very long time, coming up on 20 years. First as an intelligence analyst at CSIS in Canada, followed by a post civil service career as a writer and media commentator (and author of five books […]

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Today in Terrorism: 1 November 2016 ISIS affiliate attack in Democratic Republic of Congo

There appears to be an ISIS affiliate in the DRC that is carrying out terrorist acts The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a huge central African country that is both blessed and cursed. It has abundant natural resources, including deposits of cobalt, copper, diamond, tantalum, tin, gold and coltan, the latter of which is […]

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When all everyone wants to talk about is far right extremism can we forget about the jihadis?

Why Islamist terrorism must remain an investigative priority.

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What people are missing about repatriation

Canada has been abuzz lately on what to do with ‘Jihadi Jack’, a UK-Canadian who joined ISIS. What should we do with him and other ‘foreign fighters’?

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Today in Terrorism: 29 October 2005

Obscure Pakistani terrorist group claims bombings in India on October 29, 2005