Tag: National Security

Quick Hits

Quick Hits – Put up a ‘for sale’ sign at CSIS: its mandate has been compromised

Post author By Phil Gurski
Post date 2022-11-22
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The Canadian government has politicised the use and meaningfulness of intelligence and undermined the very agencies which provide it – not good!

Tags Canada, intelligence, National Security, politics, threat

Quick Hits

So long and thanks for all the fish

Post author By Phil Gurski
Post date 2022-04-08
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Quick Hits 189 – This is the last podcast… for now.

Tags An Intelligent Look at Terrorism, Canada, CSIS, Far right, Islamic State, jihadi, National Security, Phil Gurski, Podcast, Quick Hits

Canadian Intelligence Eh!

What keeps French security forces up at night?

Post author By Phil Gurski
Post date 2022-04-06
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Episode 134 – A new report discusses the state of terrorism in France and Borealis talks to its author Alexandre Rodde from the Gendarmerie Nationale

Tags An Intelligent Look at Terrorism, bombing, France, National Security, Phil Gurski, Podcast

Canadian Intelligence Eh!

What to do with terrorist mass murderers behind bars?

Post author By Phil Gurski
Post date 2022-03-23
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Episode 132 – Borealis talks once again with Norwegian CT analyst Atle Mesoy on the infamous Anders Breivik case from 2011.

Tags An Intelligent Look at Terrorism, National Security, Norway, Phil Gurski, Podcast, terrorism, Today in terrorism, White Supremacy

Canadian Intelligence Eh!

The challenge of running a large domestic security intelligence operation

Post author By Phil Gurski
Post date 2022-03-16
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Episode 131 – Borealis talks to former senior CSIS IO Dan Faughnan.

Tags An Intelligent Look at Terrorism, Canada, National Security, Phil Gurski, Podcast, terrorism, Today in terrorism

Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Should Canada bring back ISIS fighters for prosecution here?

Post author By Phil Gurski
Post date 2022-03-09
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Episode 130 – Borealis has a conversation with Dr. Alexandra Bain, a religious studies prof at St Thomas University in New Brunswick.

Tags An Intelligent Look at Terrorism, foreign fighters, National Security, Phil Gurski, Podcast, terrorism

Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Why ‘follow the money’ applies to terrorism too

Post author By Phil Gurski
Post date 2022-03-02
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Episode 129 – Phil talks with one of Canada’s leading money laundering/terrorist financing gurus Kim Manchester

Tags An Intelligent Look at Terrorism, Islamic State, National Security, Phil Gurski, Podcast, terrorism

Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Are incels really a threat to national security?

Post author By Phil Gurski
Post date 2022-02-23
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Episode 128 – Borealis chats once again with the world’s premiere authority on these people, the Incel Project founder Naama Kates

Tags An Intelligent Look at Terrorism, Canada, Incel, naama kates, National Security, Phil Gurski, Podcast

Quick Hits

Terrorism: Canadian Style Eh!

Post author By Phil Gurski
Post date 2022-02-20
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The “Freedom Convoy” in Ottawa have made international headlines and even spawned similar actions abroad. Some have called it “terrorism”. Is it really?

Tags COVID-19, Freedom Convoy, National Security, ontario, terrorism

Canadian Intelligence Eh!

What was it like to work as a spy in Canada?

Post author By Phil Gurski
Post date 2022-02-16
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Episode 127 – Movies about spies are a dime a dozen – think James Bond. But what is working in intelligence really like?

Tags An Intelligent Look at Terrorism, Canada, CSIS, CSIS job, National Security, Podcast, terrorism