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Should we be worried about ecoterrorism?

What if climate activists turn to terrorism? Is this on the horizon? Borealis weighs on on the reality of this form of violent extremism.

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The new tactic driving terrorism

How complicated does a terrorist act have to be? Counter-terrorism veteran Phil Gurski weighs in on vehicular ramming attacks.

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I married an extremist: My life with Hizb-ut-Tahrir

Counter-terrorism veteran Phil Gurski discusses with a Courageous Canadian who realised her spouse wanted to establish an Islamic state.

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When academics get it wrong

Ottawa’s Carleton University want to end student internships with police, citing racial bias. Phil Gurski explains why this is very wrong.

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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 history.

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It is high time to cancel ‘cancel culture’

Debate is the backbone of democratic society. Reasoned, civil exchanges of ideas is what we must protect. Phil Gurski weighs in on this ‘cancel culture’ phenomenon.

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Is it ok for one nation to send a hit squad to another?

News has just come out that Saudi Arabia sent a hit squad to Canada to kill former counter terrorism officer Saad al-Jabri. Saudi has a history of this, having killed Washington Post reporter and dissident Jamal Kashoggi in Istanbul in October 2018. What should Canada do in reponse? Borealis weighs in. The crown prince of Saudi […]

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Beirut explosion: When is a terrorist attack not a terrorist attack?

The explosion yesterday in Beirut sure looks like a terrorist attack. All indications point to this being an accident. What does this say about our reaction to events of this nature?

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Article 370: The day Kashmir went dark

On 5 August 2019, the Government of India revoked the special status granted under Article 370 of the Indian Constitution to Jammu and Kashmir.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh! Podcast

Farhana Qazi: What to do about Kashmir when both sides are a problem?

In this episode, Phil Gurski talks to Farhana Qazi of GWU about why Kashmir seems to be getting worse and why there is enough blame on both sides to go around.