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Germany shisha lounge shootings: What can we learn from terrorist ‘manifestos’?

Motive can be difficult to discern in acts that seem ‘terrorist’ in nature: can we trust what the terrorists themselves tell us?

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QUICK HITS 17 – Sending Neo-Nazis to the Moon

Many Western nations are seeing a rise in neo-Nazi extremism. What should we do about these actors? Send them to moon – or is that a ‘loony’ idea?

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One person’s terrorist is another’s bizarre asexual cultist/terrorist

Just because a government decides to ‘de-list’ a terrorist group does not mean it no longer is one.

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Let’s see if a new GOC ‘terrorism prosecution unit’ gets it right

Most professionals need ongoing training to keep up with developments: terrorism briefings are long overdue for the PPSC.

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Taking away citizenship as a counter terrorism tool is fraught with challenges

There are many ways to counter terrorism: citizenship revocation is one, but it is hard.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh! Podcast

Podcast 30 – Counter terrorism expert discusses with former Al Qaeda top bomb maker

What happens when you gather together a former Al Qaeda bombmaker, a guy who wanted to be a monk and a former CSIS analyst to talk about terrorism?

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Does restricting immigration really keep us safe from terrorism?

Every nation has a sovereign right to determine who gets in: immigration is still a net gain for us however.

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Modi’s Indian government is creating the conditions for more terrorism

The fear that an armed conflict between India and Pakistan could escalate to an exchange of nukes keep many national security officials awake at nights.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh! Podcast

Podcast 28 – Can science fiction help us stop terrorism?

In this podcast, I explore how Science Fiction asks important questions about whether we can really stop all forms of terrorism.

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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 thus making terrorism worse.