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Canadian Intelligence Eh! Perspectives

What ever happened to Sikh terrorism?

Sikh extremists in Canada carried out the largest act of aviation terrorism prior to 9/11 in 1985: do they still pose a threat?

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When democracies embrace terrorists

Several leaders of democracies are stooping to include terrorists and violent extremist groups in their administrations: this ain’t good.

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Quick Hits Episode 206: when woke culture makes national security impossible

Woke and cancel culture are gaining ground on many fronts and may in fact be having a serious effect on our ability to ensure national security and public safety.

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Quick Hits – Episode 204: Canada drops the ball on ISIS terrorism

Canadian authorities elected to extradite an ISIS recruiter in Edmonton to the US where he is given a stiff sentence: why wasn’t he tried here?

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Constantly citing ‘colonialism’ does not make counter terrorism any easier

Too many nations use the spectre of ‘colonialism’ to cover up their ineptitude in many spheres, including countering jihadi terrorism

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

How important are human sources in counter terrorism? A conversation with former CSIS officers and agents

Canadian Intelligence Eh! – Episode 150: How far should the use of human sources go to collect intelligence? The world of counter terrorism is a dirty business.   Intelligence services and law enforcement need to infiltrate terrorist cells to see what they are planning and part of those efforts involve the recruitment and running of human […]

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

A new jihadi threat in West Africa: a conversation with Jessica Moody

Several West African states are facing a growing threat from Islamist terrorist groups gaining local support in their northern regions.

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Canadian Intelligence Eh!

Canadian Intelligence Eh! podcast 148: What are the ins and outs of CVE?

Efforts are underway around the world, including in Canada, to try to get people off the path to violent extremism

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Global Terrorism This Week (GTTW) – September 19-25, 2022

Once again global terrorism was heavily by dominated – in fact 100% the work of – jihadis

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Does Canada need a ‘terrorism’ offence?

A recent court case in which a young man pleaded guilty to murder in a 2020 attack raises the issue of why we need to have terrorism charges at all