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Who thinks making an 11-year old girl a sex slave is OK? ISIS, that’s who

It is time for EVERYONE to call out jihadis for what they are: misogynists who hate women and will do everything they can to harm them

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Is Al Shabaab really on the descent in Somalia?

Governments sometimes stretch the truth to get their populations onside. Is this what Somalia is doing when it says Al Shabaab is on the wane?

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Does ‘beheading’ a terrorist group lead to the death of that group?

It is probably a good idea not to jump to conclusions when it comes to the killing of the leader of a terrorist group.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Yes everyone has a right to protest but who steps in when it goes sideways?

Episode 236 – Do Canadian police have enough manpower to monitor and keep protests in check? Everywhere you turn these days you see mass protests. Anti-immigrant mobs. Climate activist demos. Pro-Palestine rallies. The list goes on and on. Some of these events can turn violent as counter-protestors show up. To prevent this from happening we […]

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

What can the ordinary public do to help authorities prevent violence?

Most people exhibit signs before they carry out an act of violence (including acts of terrorism). So, whose responsibility is it to act on this info?

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Why accurate language is important in counter-terrorism

We know a lot about terrorism, its genesis, and its characteristics so why do we pussy foot around the precise use of language?

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States have a duty to battle disinformation when it comes to acts of violence

Why are governments so reluctant to release corroborated, accurate information in the wake of violent attacks when such a move can deflate further violence?

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Homegrown Terrorists: Canada Must Take the Jihadi Threat More Seriously

Jihadi terrorism remains by far the greatest scourge globally and Canada is not immune from it. We need to stop being in denial

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Is the Sahel becoming the new ground zero for jihadis?

Africa is beset by so many problems and jihadi terrorism may be the foremost of them. What does this mean for them and for us?

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

African reliance on Russia’s Wagner Group for CT: a good idea?

Why would African nations embrace a Russian mercenary group in counter-terrorism ops rather than use Western forces?