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Podcast Quick Hits

QUICK HITS 15 – The Base

The arrest of Canadian Patrik Mathews, a member of The Base, in conjunction with a terrorist plot demonstrates that there are almost always signs of violent radicalisation. We should not ignore them.

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Podcast Quick Hits

QUICK HITS 14 – Al Shabaab and Iran

Reports that the Somali terrorist group Al Shabaab may be in a ‘tactical alliance’ with Iran are an extraordinary claim and such require extraordinary evidence.

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QUICK HITS 13 – Regime Changes

There are lots of regimes that are odious and which we would we better off without. But if we act to overthrow them are we ready to deal with the consequences?

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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.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh! Podcast

PODCAST 27 – Global Terrorism Index: 10 trends to watch in 2020

What will the world of terrorism bring us in 2020? Spoiler alert – more terrorism. In this podcast Borealis looks at terrorist trends this year.

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QUICK HITS 10 – Iranian Missiles

The Iran-US mini-conflict seems to have ebbed – what is really at stake here?

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Quick Hits 10 – Gay Jesus in Rio?

Many people take religion seriously but is it ok to take violent action against someone who makes fun of your faith?

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Phil in the media

The Morning Rush – Boeing jet crashes in Iran hours after missile strike on U.S. base: “One hell of a coincidence”

Phil Gurski from Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting joins The Morning Rush to break down the latest breaking news from Iran.

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Phil in the media

Former Iranian analyst for CSIS weighs in on Iran’s missile attack

Iran attack: US troops targeted with ballistic missiles. ‘This is localized conflict, not WWIII’ says Phil Gurski, former Iranian analyst at CSE and CSIS.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh! Podcast

PODCAST 26 – Why the assassination of General Qassem Soleimani will make terrorism worse

Listen to this episode to find out what bothers me about the U.S. airstrike that killed Iranian General Qassem Soleimani.