Even if terrorist attacks are rare in Canada, some Canadian extremists do elect to strike abroad. What should we do with them?
Tag: Radicalization
On this day on 2015, Robert Dear entered a planned parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs engaged in a standoff with police that lasted for hours.
Trinidad may not be at the top of anyone’s list when it comes to terrorism: you might want to think again.
In this piece and the following one, I would like to address one that really gets my goat: self-radicalisation.
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Godzilla, King of the Ecoterrorists?
Environmental activists’ frustration at a lack of meaningful action could lead to ecoterrorism
Far right terrorism is our #1 threat! No, jihadi terrorism is! Which one is it? What do the numbers tell us? Have a listen to episode 18 of An Intelligent Look at Terrorism with Phil Gurski.
You catch a terrorist, you go to trial , you gain a conviction, you throw that person in jail. Game over, right? Not so fast!
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Radicalization as a Social Phenomenon
This interview is part of The SecDev Foundation’s Prevent Violent Extremism: A Social Media Research Portal.
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The reach of Islamic State
I have gone on record several times to state that Islamic State (IS) does not pose an existential threat to anybody. It can certainly cause havoc and mayhem and destruction but there is no way that this motley crew of extremists is ever going to threaten the world. Yes, it has a state – sort […]