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Perspectives

So now gangs are terrorists too? No, they are most definitely not

How do you define terrorism? We may not all agree with what terrorism is, but I wish we could agree on what it isn’t!

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Phil in the media

NewsTalk1010 – Tensions rising in Middle East in wake of drone strike on Iranian General Qassem Soleimani

The assassination of IRGC General Soleimani in a US airstrike will make terrorism worse, not better, and takes our eye off a larger threat: Sunni terrorism.

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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.

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Perspectives

What can the ivory tower tell us about terrorism?

Terrorism is a subject of interest like many others but what does the academic study of it really tell us? Not a lot from a practical standpoint.

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Perspectives

Is animal rights terrorism around the corner?

Terrorist ideology and motivation takes many, many forms: is violent extremism for animal rights next?

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Video

Human rights groups discuss the 2019 Global Terrorism Index

The seventh annual Global Terrorism Index covers key global trends and patterns in terrorism.

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Perspectives

Hometown terrorists?

The actual place of incubation does not matter. What does is having a bevy of like-minded co-conspirators and access to relevant material, and that can happen anywhere.

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Phil in the media Video

CPAC – Security Experts Discuss The ‘2019 Global Terrorism Index’

Serge Stroobants and Phil Gurski joins CPAC’s Peter Van Dusen to discuss their newest report on tracking terrorist threats, the 2019 Global Terrorism Index.

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Podcast Quick Hits

Quick Hits 1 – Pensacola

This new series will take an deep look into a specific recent terrorist attacks. In this episode, Phil analyses the latest events in Pensacola Florida.

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Perspectives

Who decides when someone becomes an ‘ex’ terrorist and why?

who should ultimately decide how much risk a given incarcerated terrorist poses to our society? I know where I’d put my money.