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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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Quick Hits Video

Quick Hits 130 – Why I do what I do

Why an old retired guy is dedicated to creating this material and for whom.

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Quick Hits

Quick Hits 126 – What is the point of ‘terrorist group listings’?

Jagmeet Singh called for Proud Boys to be labelled as terrorists. What is a ‘terrorist entity list’ and what does it do?

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Perspectives

The damned if you do damned if you don’t nature of military counter terrorism ops

Our focus on sending armed forces to confront Islamist terrorists is understandable but the outcome is seldom definitive.

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Perspectives

With crimes against humanity, the requirement to find and punish the guilty should never end

Ongoing court cases to send individuals to trial for war crimes a quarter century ago sends a powerful message

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Quick Hits Video

Borealis to expand podcasts to more national security issues!

While terrorism is an important issue it is not the only threat we face. To date, Borealis has focused almost exclusively on terrorism but it is time to broaden horizons. In this Quick Hits episode you’ll hear what the new scope is as well as the new name for this short podcast!

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Canadian Intelligence Eh! Podcast

Can the word terrorism be applied to groups like BLM and Antifa?

Borealis appears as a guest on a podcast hosted by Vaush to look if BLM and Antifa can be designated as terrorist organisations.

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Is it time to focus counter-terrorism resources on the far-right?

Australia’s domestic spies are ramping up their counter-terrism efforts against right wing extremists, probably at the expense of looking at jihadis.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh! Podcast

Community awareness as counter terrorism: a conversation with Kamran Bhatti

Kamran Bhatti, a youth outreach worker within Muslim communities discusses with Phil Gurski about how security intelligence and law enforcement should work together.

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Podcast Quick Hits

How do intelligence agencies stop Russian spying?

A report submitted to the UK parliament claims that British, and Western, intelligence agencies cannot combat “online psychological operations from foreign state actors — primarily Russia — aiming to influence Western politics on a mass scale“. Why can’t they? Borealis looks at this in his latest Quick Hit podcast. Britain is abuzz today with news […]