Tag: Expertise

What if right-wing terrorism is not as bad as many think it is?

Post author By Phil Gurski
Post date December 31, 2021
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Members of the alt-right movement in the United States at the August 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia (Photo: By Anthony Crider; cropped by Beyond My Ken (talk), CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons)

Many see terrorism from the so-called ‘far right’ as the single greatest threat to our societies. Is this feeling accurate? What if those who think so are wrong?

Tags Expertise, Islamist terrorism, National Security, Perspectives, Right Wing

Quick Hits

Quick Hits 155 – Are “experts” as good as they say they are?

Post author By Phil Gurski
Post date April 2, 2021
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Everywhere you turn you come across an ‘expert’.

Tags CSIS, Expertise, Phil Gurski, Quick Hits

Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Chris Lewis: From cop to commentator

Post author By Phil Gurski
Post date March 31, 2021
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Episode 87 – Phil Gurski talks with former OPP commissioner Chris Lewis about his career and about ‘experts’ in the media.

Tags An Intelligent Look at Terrorism, Expertise, Phil Gurski, Podcast, Police

Perspectives

So you say you’re an expert? Prove it!

Post author By Phil Gurski
Post date March 25, 2021
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We are inundated with self-proclaimed experts on terrorism and national security. How do you pick which one to follow? Knowing their backgrounds might help.