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COVID-19: When bad guys take advantage of international crisis

In this time of COVID-19 we have enough to worry about without freaking out about terrorism.

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March 20, 1995 | Sarin Attacks in Tokyo

On this day in 1995, Sarin (an odourless, colourless liquid which is highly lethal) was released on the Tokyo metro killing 13 people and injured more that a thousand.

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When other people’s disputes come to our shores

Canada is proudly a land of many nations, but sometimes homeland conflicts come to roost.

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Does it take a village to stop terrorism?

Many see counter terrorism as a CSIS or RCMP role, but average Canadians also have a part to play.

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No such thing as privacy intrusions in the age of oversharing

Law enforcement and security agencies use a wealth of sources in their investigations, including openly-available data.

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So why don’t terrorists attack nuclear power plants?

Terrorists want to have the biggest impact possible – so why don’t they attack nuclear plants?

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So now gangs are terrorists too? No, they are most definitely not

How do you define terrorism? We may not all agree with what terrorism is, but I wish we could agree on what it isn’t!

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Phil in the media

Former Iranian analyst for CSIS weighs in on Iran’s missile attack

Iran attack: US troops targeted with ballistic missiles. ‘This is localized conflict, not WWIII’ says Phil Gurski, former Iranian analyst at CSE and CSIS.

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Maybe Canadians should listen to CSIS when it talks about China

CSIS rarely says a lot openly about what it knows: when it does it should be listened to.

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Podcast Quick Hits

Quick Hits 3 – Edmonton

A man who tried to kill a police officer then mowed down four pedestrians in downtown Edmonton in what RCMP characterized as a terrorist attack was sentenced Friday to 28 years in prison.