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Putting a nail in the ‘self radicalisation’ coffin

A lot of experts are not experts. Take the term ‘self-radicalisation’: it is a myth. Two recent cases illustrate why radicalisers are so important.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh! Podcast

Community awareness as counter terrorism: a conversation with Kamran Bhatti

Kamran Bhatti, a youth outreach worker within Muslim communities discusses with Phil Gurski about how security intelligence and law enforcement should work together.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh! Podcast

Nancy Yammout: Talking to terrorists in Lebanese prisons

What do we do once we try and incarcerate terrorists? Phil Gurski talks to Nancy Yammout, a Lebanese woman who goes into prisons to see how she can make a difference.

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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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Perspectives

Rescue Me – Crime Prevention

Rescue me, founded in 2011, is a non-profit organization established by two sisters as a means of crime prevention and countering violent extremism.

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Podcast Quick Hits

ICSR report finds an unprecedented number of terrorists in European prisons

A recent report states that there are an unprecedented number of terrorists in European prisons. What threat do they pose? What should we do with them?

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Podcast Quick Hits

Cancel Canada Day: Is the country going to hell in a handbasket?

Happy 153rd birthday Canada – or is it? It is time to push back against some myths, by looking at how safe a country we are, when it comes to terrorism.

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Podcast Quick Hits

Quick Hits: Research finds Canadians among most active in online right-wing extremism

Canadians are supposedly really active on right wing extremism websites. How worried should we be? Have a listen to how Borealis sees this data.

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Perspectives

When everything is seen as terrorism, nothing is terrorism

Terrorism means many things to many people and we may be heading down an unhelpful pathway.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh! Podcast

Podcast 46 – An Intelligent Look at Terrorism in Africa

In this episode, Phil looks at terrorism in Africa: who is who, what they have been up to and what the future prospects are.