Phil Gurski shares his take on the National Security investigation and the arrest of Ikar Mao, facing terrorism-related offenses after returning from Turkey.
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How far do we expect or allow national security agencies to go in stopping violent extremism?
Phil Gurski from Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting on how CSIS gathers information for national security or public safety purposes.
Episode 347 – Alberta’s separation referendum is being targeted by both Russia and the US Just when you think you have heard enough about foreign interference in Canada something else pops up. This time, it is not about diaspora harassment or “police stations”, but whether Alberta will vote in a referendum to leave Canada. As […]
Episode 345 – The PRC’s attempts to impose Han domination needs to be countered China is a big country – really big! It may no longer have the most people – it seems to have been passed by India in that regard – but it still exerts a lot of power and influence. Within the […]
Episode 344 – The so-called ‘fairer sex’ had a long history in intelligence. James Bond. Jason Bourne. Jack Reacher. Johnny English. All men who have names starting with ‘J’ and all spies – at least of the fictional variety. Nary a female among them. Where are all the women in intelligence? They have played critical […]
Episode 343 – Is Cote d’Ivoire the next nation to fall to the scourge of Islamist extremism? Mali. Niger. Burkina Faso. Nigeria. All these Sahelian and West African states are beset by violence emanating from jihadi groups tied to Al Qaeda and Islamic State. A little further west, Togo, Benin and Senegal have also seen […]
Episode 342 – When you are as bad as the Taliban it should come as no surprise that some will rise up to oppose your pre-Medieval views Ah the Taliban, everyone’s favourite antediluvian misogynist jihadis. Not only have public executions been on the rise and the complete erasure of women and girls from any real […]
Episode 341 – A close relationship may be under some stress Iran really likes to sponsor Shia groups worldwide. As the world’s largest Shia state, Iran sees itself as a protector of sorts, given that Shiites are far outweighed by Sunni Muslims. One of those benefactors is the Houthi group (known by some as Ansarallah) […]
Episode 340 – First responders and those who deal with bad actors are exposed to very serious consequences Imagine you are a cop or a paramedic. On a daily basis, you are likely to have to deal with some very nasty stuff: severely wounded people or dead ones, and some truly evil individuals who like […]