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Phil Gurski from Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting on how CSIS gathers information for national security or public safety purposes.
Episode 278 – We all make mistakes, even spooks. Humans are fallible: that we know. One hopes that those in specialised trades – doctors, lawyers, etc. – get more things right than wrong. If not, it is a legitimate question: should they be in those professions? What about intelligence agencies? Should they have perfect records […]
Episode 337 – what do we gain from adding more and more to the list of terrorism types? Of late there have been many attempts – some successful some not – to add more groups to lists of terrorist entities. Those behind such efforts may have good intentions, although I suspect some are just trying […]
Episode 277 – We need to channel our inner Dragnet when faced with new information: just the facts ma’am Ok, I get it. The media want to be first to get a story out and be definitive on what it all means. As a consequence, they tend to reach out to (self-styled) ‘experts’ to weigh […]
Episode 335 – A new handbook helps practitioners better understand terrorism If you were to ask the average person about terrorists you would probably hear that the consensus is that there is strong underlying mental illness. Is this true (hint: no)? What, then, can psychologists and other academics do to help counter terrorism professionals identify […]
Episode 334 – Is the world stumbling into a remake of the terrorist safe haven that led to 9/11? After the horror of 9/11 it was logical – and completely justifiable – to go after those behind the attacks. As it turned out, the group responsible – Al Qaeda (AQ) – was based in Afghanistan […]
Episode 333 – Is it wise to see an ‘ex’ jihadi as the best hope for Syria? Hip hip hooray for Syria! The hated Assad regime is done, hopefully for ever. The country could enter a new era – fingers crossed – but the new leader is a man who is a ?former? terrorist, Ahmed […]
Season 3 Episode 26 – Hardcat is Hard to kick out! To prove that three old guys – ok, in Neil’s case old-ish – are with it and hip with technology we go video this week! You can actually hear AND see us – how cool is that? Phil learns that the Shanghai sweetheart on […]
Episode 332 – With the US/Israel and Iran at war, a party that gets along with everyone is indispensable I am fairly certain that most people have either never heard of Oman or could not find it on a map. This small sultanate does not garner many headlines but is, oddly enough, one of the […]