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Quick Hits

So long and thanks for all the fish

Post author By Phil Gurski
Post date April 8, 2022
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Quick Hits 189 – This is the last podcast… for now.

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Who wants to work in national security?

Post author By Phil Gurski
Post date March 2, 2022
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Quick Hits 188 – A conversation with Jennifer Benmenashe on why she wants to gain a position on national security with the Canadian government.

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ISIS terrorists should be tried and punished over there, not over here

Post author By Phil Gurski
Post date January 2, 2022
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Quick Hits 184 – A curious phenomenon has arisen of late: Westerners advocating that Canada and other nations bring back ISIS terrorists.

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Now I’ve seen it all: Sharks as ‘terrorists’!

Post author By Phil Gurski
Post date December 27, 2021
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Quick Hits 183 – The recent tendency to attach the ‘terrorism’ label to lots of events which have nothing to do with terrorism is worrisome.

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Way too many things are being called terrorism today

Post author By Phil Gurski
Post date December 7, 2021
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Quick Hits 181 – Why was Ethan Crumbley charged with terrorism in Oxford shooting?

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Those that can become practitioners, those that don’t…

Post author By Phil Gurski
Post date December 2, 2021
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Quick Hits 180 – Carleton criminology department cuts ties with police and prisons

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It turns out Canada cannot prosecute returning foreign fighters

Post author By Phil Gurski
Post date November 24, 2021
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Quick Hits 179 – Canadian woman freed from ISIS detention camp reunites with daughter in Canada

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What is working on counter terrorism really like?

Post author By Phil Gurski
Post date November 1, 2021
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Quick Hits 177 – A former insider’s perspective on how counter-terrorism actually works

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Why what we call “terrorism” matters

Post author By Phil Gurski
Post date October 2, 2021
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Quick Hits 174 – Police may drop ‘Islamist’ term when describing terror attacks

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Should academics tell national security professionals how to do their jobs?

Post author By Phil Gurski
Post date September 24, 2021
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Quick Hits 173 – Is there no better way to manage this relationship?

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