One year already! Borealis reflects on 365 terrorist attacks over history, one for each calendar day.
Tag: History
How do we distinguish between ‘freedom fighters’ and ‘terrorists’?
The Fenians were Irish Americans seeking to put pressure on Britain to free Ireland and hence…
David Wilson: When Irish terrorists posed a real threat to… Canada!
University of Toronto's David Wilson joins Borealis to talk about this forgotten violent chapter of Canadian…
Religious terrorism over by 2025? A discussion with legendary David Rapoport
Fascinating chat between retired UCLA professor David Rapoport and career CSIS Analyst Phil Gurski about the…
The French Revolution and the ‘War on Terrorism’ – The jury is still out
Looking at the 'War on Terror' through the lens of the French Revolution.
Quick Hits: Why Religious Extremism Turns Violent?
In the 1950s, some religious leaders were behind a campaign to ban shorts in public. Today…
Podcast 37 – Michael Petrou: Canadians who fought in the Spanish Civil War and the parallels with ISIS
My chat with Michael Petrou on Canadians who fought in the Spanish Civil War - were…
QUICK HITS #12 – Forgetting our history makes terrorism worse
"Those who forget their history are doomed to repeat it". We are forgetting our history and…
January 11, 2018 | Attack by terrorist inmate at French prison
Tunisia is often seen as a role model for the Arab world: the reality is very…
Al-Karak Attack – December 18, 2016
In 2016 on this day, Islamist extremists attacked the Jordanian city of Karak killing ten people,…