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December 30, 2000: Multiple bombings in Manila

On this day in 2000 six explosions in central Manila killed 22 and wounded 100 in an attack eventually blamed on Jemaah Islamiya.

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Sometimes an explosion is just an explosion

The Christmas Day bombing in Nashville has led to many, many questions and very few answers on what happened and why.

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Intelligence sharing is threatened when all don’t play by the rules

The Cameron Ortis case reminds us that when we agree to receive intelligence from an ally we need to protect it

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Debunking deradicalisation programs for terrorists

Will it ever be possible for us to determine to any degree of certainty that a terrorist has fully abandoned the violent ideology that made him one?

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How does assassinating an Iranian nuclear scientist make us safer?

If one nation decides to unilaterally take out another’s citizen what stops the desire for legitimate retribution?

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China, Russia, Iran and North Korea are Canada’s ‘greatest strategic threat’: CSE report

Canada’s cyber security agency has named China, Russia, Iran and North Korea as the ‘greatest strategic threats’ to Canada’s infrastructure, property and elections.

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The unhelpful influence of foreign hateful preachers

There are many examples where ‘imported’ religious leaders poison the minds of followers: this practice has to stop.

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November 20, 2015: Islamist terrorist attack in Mali

On this day in 2015, Islamist terrorists stormed a hotel in the Malian capital of Bamako in November 2015, killing 27 guests and staff.

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David Malet: What to do with Western foreign terrorist fighters – leave them abroad or bring them back?

Tens of thousands of Western citizens left their homes to join terrorist groups abroad such as Al Qaeda and ISIS. Borealis talks to David Malet, who has looked at this issue at great length.

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November 5, 2009: Mass shooting in Fort Hood, Texas

In the ultimate insider threat, a US Army officer killed 13 fellow soldiers and wounded another 30 at Fort Hood, Texas in November 2009.