Why do some academics try to tell national security professionals how to do their jobs? Is there no better way to manage this relationship? Borealis looks at the Acorn TV series Outlier to examine how ‘town and gown’ should work better.
About Phil Gurski
Phil Gurski is the President and CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting Ltd. and Director of the National Security programme at the University of Ottawa’s Professional Development Institute (PDI). Phil is a 32-year veteran of CSE and CSIS and the author of six books on terrorism.
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Watch Outlier
Outlier is a classic crime story about the hunt for what turns out to be a serial killer. A hunt that will force Maja to go back to her hometown that she once left, where she vowed never to return to. Not until she dares to delve into her own most dangerous, repressed memories of childhood – will she be able to stop him. Maja chases her own assailant. It’s time for revenge.
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