Quick Hits | What is working on counter-terrorism really like?
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English - November 01, 2021 08:00 - 11 minutes - 7.81 MB - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsPolitics News espionage counter-terrorism csis radicalisation national security intelligence community violent extremism religious extremism Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
An ongoing UK inquiry into the 2017 Manchester Arena terrorist attack in which 22 died and hundreds were injured is raising serious questions about what UK intelligence knew and when regarding this ISIS-inspired plot.
Is the ensuing criticism fair? Borealis provides a former insider's perspective on how counter terrorism actually works.
About the host Phil Gurski:
Phil is the President and CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting Ltd. and Programme Director for the Security, Economics and Technology (SET) hub at the University of Ottawa’s Professional Development Institute (PDI). He worked as a senior strategic analyst at CSIS (Canadian Security Intelligence Service) from 2001-2015, specializing in violent Islamist-inspired homegrown terrorism and radicalisation.
►Check Phil's latest book ''The Peaceable Kingdom'' - https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/the-peaceable-kingdom/
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