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This week in terrorism: February 01-07, 2021

Listing all acts of terrorism that occurred in the world last week from the 1st to the 7th of February, 2021.

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There are valid reasons for states to invoke secrecy: is this one of them?

There are valid reasons for states to invoke secrecy: is Canada’s Trudeau government using this excuse to hide something when it comes to naval purchases?

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Canadian Intelligence Eh! Podcast

Christopher Parsons: How non-government agencies give us some insight into bad things online

Episode 79 – Borealis sits down with Chris Parsons of Canada’s Citizen Lab to have a chat about the role of private sector among FBIs, CSISs and GCHQs.

Quick Hits

Quick Hits Whether you follow what is happening in Afghanistan or Iraq, or in the West writ large, we are inundated with news of attacks by groups and individuals fighting for a ’cause’. In a world of multiple voices and opinions it can be very hard to know where to turn.  One choice is to […]

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This week in terrorism: January 18-24, 2021

Listing all acts of terrorism that occurred in the world last week from the 18th to the 24th of January, 2021.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh! Podcast

Tom Parker: Respect for human rights is the key to defeating terrorism. Can we get there?

Episode 78 – What is the role of respect for human rights in counter-terrorism?

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Listing the Proud Boys as a ‘terrorist entity’ is mostly about politics

Those who keep us safe do not need a list to tell them whom and what to investigate.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh! Podcast

Gregory Johnsen: What is happening in Yemen and why does it matter?

In this episode, Borealis is joined by Yemen specialist Gregory Johnsen to get a better understanding of how we got there and what the stakes are.

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Terrorism in Nigeria appears to have no end in sight

Annual Nigerian presidential claims that terrorism is on the descendant are invariably wrong: the exact opposite is true.

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So now our spies need a warrant to use Google?

What to make of a new NSIRA report criticising CSIS for using open source info to help it do its job?