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800 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsEverywhere you look these days terrorism and violent extremism dominate the headlines. Whether you follow what is happening in Afghanistan or Iraq, or in the West writ large, we are inundated with news of attacks by groups and individuals fighting for a 'cause'.In a world of multiple voices and opinions it can be very hard to know where to turn. One choice is to look to those who actually worked in counterterrorism in the national security world. In these half-hour podcasts 30-year Canadian intelligence veteran Phil Gurski is joined by a fascinating array of individuals with something meaningful to say about these issues as they provide insight into what they mean and what we need to do about them.
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April 2, 2015 | Kenya Attack: 147 Dead in Garissa University Assault
April 02, 2020 05:19 - 3 minutes - 8.37 MBOne would think that schools would be like places of worship: i.e. immune from violence. Tell that to the terrorists. On this day in 2015, Al Shabaab terrorists besieged Garissa University in northeastern Kenya. Four gunmen stormed the campus and began firing indiscriminately. Read more: https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/2015-attack-on-kenyan-university > Read Phil's daily blog Today in Terrorism > borealisthreatandrisk.com > Check out Phil latest book When Religion Kills: How Extremists ...
Today in Terrorism - 2015 - Kenya attack: 147 dead in Garissa University assault
April 02, 2020 05:19 - 3 minutes - 8.37 MBOne would think that schools would be like places of worship: i.e. immune from violence. Tell that to the terrorists. On this day in 2015, Al Shabaab terrorists besieged Garissa University in northeastern Kenya. Four gunmen stormed the campus and began firing indiscriminately. Read more: https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/2015-attack-on-kenyan-university > Read Phil's daily blog Today in Terrorism > borealisthreatandrisk.com > Check out Phil latest book When Religion Kills: How Extremists ...
Today in Terrorism - 2018 - Al-Shabaab attack kills dozens of Ugandan soldiers in Somalia
April 01, 2020 06:00 - 3 minutes - 8.68 MBA common Islamist extremist trope is that foreign forces are invaders which must be chased out: that is why they attack them. On this day in 2018, the Somalia-based terrorist group Al Shabaab claimed it attacked an African Union (AMISOM) base with two car bombs, killing 59 Ugandan soldiers. Read more: https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/2018-al-shabaab-attack-somalia > Read Phil's daily blog Today in Terrorism > borealisthreatandrisk.com > Check out Phil latest book When Religion Kills: How...
April 1, 2018 | Al-Shabaab Attack Kills Dozens of Ugandan Soldiers in Somalia
April 01, 2020 06:00 - 3 minutes - 8.68 MBA common Islamist extremist trope is that foreign forces are invaders which must be chased out: that is why they attack them. On this day in 2018, the Somalia-based terrorist group Al Shabaab claimed it attacked an African Union (AMISOM) base with two car bombs, killing 59 Ugandan soldiers. Read more: https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/2018-al-shabaab-attack-somalia > Read Phil's daily blog Today in Terrorism > borealisthreatandrisk.com > Check out Phil latest book When Religion Kills: How...
Quick Hits: COVID-19: Is your faith putting you in danger?
April 01, 2020 01:41 - 10 minutes - 7.24 MBMany people turn to religion in times of need and we are in such a time with the coronavirus crisis. But while this is acceptable, some of the practices advocated by a few religious leaders are unhelpful and will aid in the spread of the virus. This too is religious extremism. See our COVID-19 coverage at https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/tag/coronavirus/ In this podcast, retired Canadian intelligence analyst Phil Gurski discusses the subject of terrorism: what it is (and isn’t), trends, d...
COVID-19: Is your faith putting you in danger? | QUICK HITS 30
April 01, 2020 01:41 - 10 minutes - 24.1 MBMany people turn to religion in times of need and we are in such a time with the coronavirus crisis. But while this is acceptable, some of the practices advocated by a few religious leaders are unhelpful and will aid in the spread of the virus. This too is religious extremism. See our COVID-19 coverage at https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/tag/coronavirus/ In this podcast, retired Canadian intelligence analyst Phil Gurski discusses the subject of terrorism: what it is (and isn’t), trends, d...
Quick Hits: COVID-19: Is your faith putting you in danger?
April 01, 2020 01:41 - 10 minutes - 7.24 MBMany people turn to religion in times of need and we are in such a time with the coronavirus crisis. But while this is acceptable, some of the practices advocated by a few religious leaders are unhelpful and will aid in the spread of the virus. This too is religious extremism. See our COVID-19 coverage at https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/tag/coronavirus/ In this podcast, retired Canadian intelligence analyst Phil Gurski discusses the subject of terrorism: what it is (and isn’t), trends, d...
Episode 34 - Discussing Radicalization with Lorne L. Dawson
March 31, 2020 06:52 - 36 minutes - 25.4 MBWhat do we know about radicalisation to violence so far? Who are the leaders in this field and how can scholars and security intelligence practitioners work better together? Have a listen as Borealis talks to the University of Waterloo's religion scholar Lorne Dawson. Lorne L. Dawson is a Canadian scholar of the sociology of religion who has written about new religious movements, the brainwashing controversy, and religion and the Internet. His work is now focused on religious terrorism and t...
Episode 34 -- Discussing Radicalization with Lorne L. Dawson
March 31, 2020 06:52 - 36 minutes - 84.5 MBWhat do we know about radicalisation to violence so far? Who are the leaders in this field and how can scholars and security intelligence practitioners work better together? Have a listen as Borealis talks to the University of Waterloo's religion scholar Lorne Dawson. Lorne L. Dawson is a Canadian scholar of the sociology of religion who has written about new religious movements, the brainwashing controversy, and religion and the Internet. His work is now focused on religious terrorism and ...
Today in Terrorism - 2010 - Twelve killed by twin bombings in Russia's Dagestan
March 31, 2020 06:00 - 3 minutes - 8.21 MBCounter terrorism is a cat and mouse game: sometimes the mice win. On this day in 2010, at least 12 people, including a top local police official, were killed by two suicide bombings in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Dagestan. Read more: https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/2010-dagestan-suicide-bombings > Read Phil's daily blog Today in Terrorism > borealisthreatandrisk.com > Check out Phil latest book When Religion Kills: How Extremists Justify Violence Through Faith
Quick Hits: Should we bring back Canadian citizens who have fought for ISIS?
March 30, 2020 12:37 - 9 minutes - 6.68 MBIf you commit a crime in a foreign country that country has the right to arrest, try, convict, and imprison you (or execute you for a capital offence). Why should terrorists be any different? In this podcast, retired Canadian intelligence analyst Phil Gurski discusses the subject of terrorism: what it is (and isn’t), trends, developments and more. Phil Gurski, author of five books on terrorism, is not shy to wade into controversial matters and provide his perspective honed from more than th...
Should we bring back Canadian citizens who have fought for ISIS? | QUICK HITS #29
March 30, 2020 12:37 - 9 minutes - 22.2 MBIf you commit a crime in a foreign country that country has the right to arrest, try, convict, and imprison you (or execute you for a capital offence). Why should terrorists be any different? In this podcast, retired Canadian intelligence analyst Phil Gurski discusses the subject of terrorism: what it is (and isn’t), trends, developments and more. Phil Gurski, author of five books on terrorism, is not shy to wade into controversial matters and provide his perspective honed from more than th...
Today in Terrorism - 2016 - Six Nigerien soldiers killed by Boko Haram terrorists
March 30, 2020 06:00 - 4 minutes - 10 MBSome terrorist groups are so small that they can only strike nationally or subnationally: others are truly transnational. On this day in 2016, Boko Haram terrorists killed six Nigerien (not ‘Nigerian’) soldiers in the Diffa region of southeastern Niger. Read more: https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/2016-six-nigerien-soldiers-killed-by-boko-haram > Read Phil's daily blog Today in Terrorism > borealisthreatandrisk.com > Check out Phil latest book When Religion Kills: How Extremists Justify V...
Today in Terrorism - 2010 - Female suicide bombers kill at least 38 in Moscow subway
March 29, 2020 05:00 - 4 minutes - 10.5 MBAnyone can be a terrorist, irrespective of age, gender or other ‘characteristic’. On this day in 2010, female suicide bombers are thought to have been behind an attack on the Moscow metro during the morning rush hour in which 38 people were killed. Read more: https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/2010-moscow-metro-bombings > Read Phil's daily blog Today in Terrorism > borealisthreatandrisk.com > Check out Phil latest book When Religion Kills: How Extremists Justify Violence Through Faith
Today in Terrorism - 2011 - Attack on weapons factory in Yemen
March 28, 2020 05:00 - 3 minutes - 8.44 MBIf at first you don't succeed, try, try again: even terrorists know this. On this day in 2011 a series of huge explosions at an ammunition plant in southern Yemen killed at least 150 people and wounded 45. Read more: https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/2011-yemen-weapons-factory-attack > Read Phil's daily blog Today in Terrorism > borealisthreatandrisk.com > Check out Phil latest book When Religion Kills: How Extremists Justify Violence Through Faith
Today in Terrorism - 2002 - The Passover Massacre
March 27, 2020 05:00 - 3 minutes - 9.08 MBIslamist extremists really hate the Jews and always cite them as the #1 problem in the world: sometimes they actually succeed in killing them. On this day in 2002, a Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up in during a seder in an Israeli hotel, killing at least 30, many of them children. Read more: https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/2002-passover-massacre > Read Phil's daily blog Today in Terrorism > borealisthreatandrisk.com > Check out Phil latest book When Religion Kills: How Extremi...
Today in Terrorism - 2018 - Berlin Arson Attack
March 26, 2020 05:00 - 3 minutes - 9.16 MBAs much as terrorism is often easy to analyse when you know the perpetrator and the target, sometimes it beggars understanding. On this day in 2018, the Volcanic Group Rupture Network Domination claimed an arson attack on communications cables in Berlin which led to a power outage, but no casualties. Read more: https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/2018-berlin-arson-attack/ > Read Phil's daily blog Today in Terrorism > borealisthreatandrisk.com > Check out Phil latest book When Religion Kills...
Quick Hits: Is spreading the coronavirus an act of terrorism?
March 25, 2020 23:21 - 8 minutes - 6.09 MBCOVID-19 is scary, very scary. We know that it is spread from person to person. So if a person spreads it deliberately can/should that person be charged with 'terrorism'? In this time of COVID-19 we have enough to worry about without freaking out about terrorism! See our COVID-19 coverage at https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/tag/coronavirus/ In this podcast, retired Canadian intelligence analyst Phil Gurski discusses the subject of terrorism: what it is (and isn’t), trends, developments a...
Is spreading the coronavirus an act of terrorism? | QUICK HITS #28
March 25, 2020 23:21 - 8 minutes - 20.2 MBCOVID-19 is scary, very scary. We know that it is spread from person to person. So if a person spreads it deliberately can/should that person be charged with 'terrorism'? In this time of COVID-19 we have enough to worry about without freaking out about terrorism! See our COVID-19 coverage at https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/tag/coronavirus/ In this podcast, retired Canadian intelligence analyst Phil Gurski discusses the subject of terrorism: what it is (and isn’t), trends, developments a...
Today in Terrorism - 2009 - Four children killed in a bomb explosion at girls’ school in Iraq
March 25, 2020 05:00 - 3 minutes - 8.91 MBWomen and girls have suffered horribly over the centuries on account of their gender: Islamist terrorist groups are particularly misogynous. On March 25 2009, four female school children were killed and seven others injured in a bomb explosion in Iraq’s northern city of Mosul. > Read Phil's daily blog Today in Terrorism > borealisthreatandrisk.com > Check out Phil latest book When Religion Kills: How Extremists Justify Violence Through Faith
Today in Terrorism - 2018 - Five policemen injured in IED blast in India
March 24, 2020 05:00 - 4 minutes - 10.7 MBIn our collective understanding of terrorism a few groups dominate for obvious reasons (Al Qaeda, ISIS, etc.): sometimes we come across attacks committed by true unknowns. On this day in 2018, five District Reserve Guard (DRG) jawans were injured in an IED blast, suspected to be carried out by Naxals, in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district. Read more: https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/2018-ied-blast-in-india > Read Phil's daily blog Today in Terrorism > borealisthreatandrisk.com > Check out Phi...
Today in Terrorism - 2014 - Kenyan church attack leaves four worshippers dead and 17 injured
March 23, 2020 05:00 - 3 minutes - 9.07 MBPlaces of worship should be off limits to violent attacks: tell that to the terrorists. On March 23 2014, two gunmen stormed a church near the Kenyan coastal city of Mombasa, opening fire on worshipers and killing four people while wounding others, in what police called a terrorist attack. Read more: https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/2014-attack-on-kenyan-church/ > Read Phil's daily blog Today in Terrorism > borealisthreatandrisk.com > Check out Phil latest book When Religion Kills: How E...
Quick Hits: When bad guys take advantage of international crisis
March 23, 2020 01:26 - 8 minutes - 6.12 MBSome terrorist groups are threatening to carry out terrorism during the COVID-19 crisis. How realistic is this and, more importantly, how afraid should we be in light of terrorist propaganda. In this time of COVID-19 we have enough to worry about without freaking out about terrorism! See our COVID-19 coverage at https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/tag/coronavirus/ In this podcast, retired Canadian intelligence analyst Phil Gurski discusses the subject of terrorism: what it is (and isn’t), t...
When bad guys take advantage of international crisis | QUICK HITS #27
March 23, 2020 01:26 - 8 minutes - 20.3 MBSome terrorist groups are threatening to carry out terrorism during the COVID-19 crisis. How realistic is this and, more importantly, how afraid should we be in light of terrorist propaganda. In this time of COVID-19 we have enough to worry about without freaking out about terrorism! See our COVID-19 coverage at https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/tag/coronavirus/ In this podcast, retired Canadian intelligence analyst Phil Gurski discusses the subject of terrorism: what it is (and isn’t), t...
COVID-19 and Terrorism: Will we see more attacks? | QUICK HITS #26
March 23, 2020 01:22 - 10 minutes - 23 MBAs the world obsesses about COVID-19 could terrorists take advantage of our lack of focus? Will we see more terrorist attacks? If so, which groups will be most active - jihadis or the far right? All this is discussed in the latest Quick Hit. The COVID-19 situation is rapidly evolving and governments are having a hard time keeping up with strategies to respond and react effectively to keep their citizenry safe. Some countries appeared to dismiss the seriousness of the virus for far too long,...
Quick Hits: COVID-19 and Terrorism - Will we see more attacks?
March 23, 2020 01:22 - 10 minutes - 6.92 MBAs the world obsesses about COVID-19 could terrorists take advantage of our lack of focus? Will we see more terrorist attacks? If so, which groups will be most active - jihadis or the far right? All this is discussed in the latest Quick Hit. The COVID-19 situation is rapidly evolving and governments are having a hard time keeping up with strategies to respond and react effectively to keep their citizenry safe. Some countries appeared to dismiss the seriousness of the virus for far too long,...
Quick Hits: COVID-19 and Terrorism - Will we see more attacks?
March 23, 2020 01:22 - 10 minutes - 6.92 MBAs the world obsesses about COVID-19 could terrorists take advantage of our lack of focus? Will we see more terrorist attacks? If so, which groups will be most active - jihadis or the far right? All this is discussed in the latest Quick Hit. The COVID-19 situation is rapidly evolving and governments are having a hard time keeping up with strategies to respond and react effectively to keep their citizenry safe. Some countries appeared to dismiss the seriousness of the virus for far too long,...
Today in Terrorism - 2016 - ISIS Bombings in Brussels, Belgium
March 22, 2020 05:00 - 4 minutes - 9.78 MBOn March 22 2016, bombings at the Brussels airport and a metro station in the city killed 32 people who hailed from many countries and wounded many, many more. These were suicide attacks. ISIS claimed the attacks and several of the planners are believed to have spent time with the terrorist group in Iraq and/or Syria. In addition, there were links to the November 2015 attacks in Paris. Read more: https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/march-22-2016-isis-bombings-in-belgium/ > Read Phil's daily...
Today in Terrorism - 2011 - Attack on construction site in Gwadar, Pakistan
March 21, 2020 05:00 - 3 minutes - 8.69 MBMost terrorist attacks don't make major headlines because they kill people in places most of us have never heard of. On March 21 2011, unidentified people on motorbikes attacked a construction crew in the port city of Gwadar in Balochistan province, an area in southwestern Pakistan, killing eleven. All in all four gunmen were involved: they all successfully fled the scene. Read more: https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/march-21-2011-attack-on-construction-site-in-port-city-of-gwadar-pakistan...
COVID-19 and Public Safety | QUICK HITS #25
March 20, 2020 19:16 - 10 minutes - 24.4 MBWe are all worried about COVID-19 but does it constitute a 'national security' or a 'public safety' threat? How does it compare to terrorism? Have a listen! The COVID-19 situation is rapidly evolving and governments are having a hard time keeping up with strategies to respond and react effectively to keep their citizenry safe. Some countries appeared to dismiss the seriousness of the virus for far too long (hello Trump administration), while others imposed what some felt were draconian meas...
Quick Hits: COVID-19 and Public Safety
March 20, 2020 19:16 - 10 minutes - 7.34 MBWe are all worried about COVID-19 but does it constitute a 'national security' or a 'public safety' threat? How does it compare to terrorism? Have a listen! The COVID-19 situation is rapidly evolving and governments are having a hard time keeping up with strategies to respond and react effectively to keep their citizenry safe. Some countries appeared to dismiss the seriousness of the virus for far too long (hello Trump administration), while others imposed what some felt were draconian meas...
Today in Terrorism - 1995 - Sarin Attacks in Tokyo
March 20, 2020 04:41 - 4 minutes - 9.42 MBOn this day in 1995, chemical substances were released on the Tokyo metro. Sarin gas was the catalyst: it is an odourless, colourless liquid which is highly lethal and is listed as a chemical weapon. Packages left on the subway began to leak, creating toxic fumes that in the end killed 13 people and injured more that a thousand. The toxin struck victims down in a matter of seconds, leaving them choking and vomiting, some blinded and paralysed. Read more: https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/1...
COVID-19 and National Security | QUICK HITS #24
March 19, 2020 07:01 - 9 minutes - 22.3 MBWe are not sure how bad COVID-19 will get and we are all concerned. What are the national security implications? The COVID-19 situation is rapidly evolving and governments are having a hard time keeping up with strategies to respond and react effectively to keep their citizenry safe. Some countries appeared to dismiss the seriousness of the virus for far too long, while others imposed what some felt were draconian measures (China, Singapore) that would not fly in a Western liberal democracy...
Quick Hits: COVID-19 and National Security
March 19, 2020 07:01 - 9 minutes - 6.74 MBWe are not sure how bad COVID-19 will get and we are all concerned. What are the national security implications? The COVID-19 situation is rapidly evolving and governments are having a hard time keeping up with strategies to respond and react effectively to keep their citizenry safe. Some countries appeared to dismiss the seriousness of the virus for far too long, while others imposed what some felt were draconian measures (China, Singapore) that would not fly in a Western liberal democracy...
Episode 33 -- Who was Abdallah Azzam? A discussion with Norwegian Scholar Thomas Hegghammer
March 18, 2020 01:52 - 29 minutes - 68.7 MBWho was Abdallah Azzam and what was his role in modern Islamist terrorism? Listen to my chat with Norwegian scholar Thomas Hegghammer on his new book on the jihadi ideologue. Thomas Hegghammer is a Norwegian academic who writes about terrorism and jihadism. He work as senior research fellow at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) and adjunct professor of political science at the University of Oslo. His latest book The Caravan: Abdallah Azzam and the Rise of Global Jihad was pu...
Episode 33 - Who was Abdallah Azzam? A discussion with Norwegian Scholar Thomas Hegghammer
March 18, 2020 01:52 - 29 minutes - 20.6 MBWho was Abdallah Azzam and what was his role in modern Islamist terrorism? Listen to my chat with Norwegian scholar Thomas Hegghammer on his new book on the jihadi ideologue. Thomas Hegghammer is a Norwegian academic who writes about terrorism and jihadism. He work as senior research fellow at the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment (FFI) and adjunct professor of political science at the University of Oslo. His latest book The Caravan: Abdallah Azzam and the Rise of Global Jihad was pu...
Quick Hits: The 'War' on Coronavirus
March 17, 2020 01:32 - 9 minutes - 6.88 MBThe inevitable has happened - officials are calling for a 'war' on COVID-19. Wars on common nouns are NEVER good ideas. In this Quick Hits podcast, Phil explains why we must refrain from using military terminology during this crisis. The COVID-19 situation is rapidly evolving and governments are having a hard time keeping up with strategies to respond and react effectively to keep their citizenry safe. Some countries appeared to dismiss the seriousness of the virus for far too long, while o...
The 'War' on Coronavirus | QUICK HITS #23
March 17, 2020 01:32 - 9 minutes - 22.8 MBThe inevitable has happened - officials are calling for a 'war' on COVID-19. Wars on common nouns are NEVER good ideas. In this Quick Hits podcast, Phil explains why we must refrain from using military terminology during this crisis. The COVID-19 situation is rapidly evolving and governments are having a hard time keeping up with strategies to respond and react effectively to keep their citizenry safe. Some countries appeared to dismiss the seriousness of the virus for far too long, while o...
Quick Hits: Coronavirus, Terrorism and Fear
March 10, 2020 20:04 - 10 minutes - 7.13 MBThe coronavirus is causing a lot of fear and anxiety around the world and is starting to affect behaviour and choices. Is this rational? How does it compare to our fear and reaction to terrorism? The world is in a COVID-19 (Corona virus) panic. People are living in fear and cancelling events and travel. What, if any, are the parallels with terrorism?. The COVID-19 situation is rapidly evolving and governments are having a hard time keeping up with strategies to respond and react effectivel...
Coronavirus, Terrorism and Fear | QUICK HITS #22
March 10, 2020 20:04 - 10 minutes - 23.7 MBThe coronavirus is causing a lot of fear and anxiety around the world and is starting to affect behaviour and choices. Is this rational? How does it compare to our fear and reaction to terrorism? The world is in a COVID-19 (Corona virus) panic. People are living in fear and cancelling events and travel. What, if any, are the parallels with terrorism?. The COVID-19 situation is rapidly evolving and governments are having a hard time keeping up with strategies to respond and react effectivel...
Episode 32 -- Talking with Aaron Zelin about terrorism in Tunisia, heart of the democratic 'Arab Spring'
March 09, 2020 19:13 - 27 minutes - 63.7 MBThe small North African nation of Tunisia was one of the largest sources of ISIS foreign fighters. Borealis speaks with Aaron Zelin, author of a new book on jihad in Tunisia to get some insights. Aaron Y. Zelin is the Richard Borow Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and a visiting research scholar at Brandeis University. He is the author of the forthcoming book Your Sons Are At Your Service: Tunisia’s Missionaries of Jihad (Columbia University Press). Zelin is also the ...
Episode 32 - Talking with Aaron Zelin about terrorism in Tunisia, heart of the democratic 'Arab Spring'
March 09, 2020 19:13 - 27 minutes - 19.1 MBThe small North African nation of Tunisia was one of the largest sources of ISIS foreign fighters. Borealis speaks with Aaron Zelin, author of a new book on jihad in Tunisia to get some insights. Aaron Y. Zelin is the Richard Borow Fellow at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy and a visiting research scholar at Brandeis University. He is the author of the forthcoming book Your Sons Are At Your Service: Tunisia’s Missionaries of Jihad (Columbia University Press). Zelin is also the ...
Quick Hits: Have you ever witness an act of terrorism?
March 04, 2020 20:12 - 10 minutes - 7.54 MBHow close have you been to a terrorist attack? Not too close I hope. This Quick Hits podcast looks at what it means to be near to one of these events. From my point of view, I have been tantalisingly close to 3 acts of terrorism (2 in Canada and 1 in France) in my career as an Intelligence Analyst with the Canadian Government. Please share your experience in the comment section below. > borealisthreatandrisk.com > Like this podcast? Check out Phil Gurski's latest books! > Read Phil's dail...
Have you ever witness an act of terrorism? | QUICK HITS #21
March 04, 2020 20:12 - 10 minutes - 25.1 MBHow close have you been to a terrorist attack? Not too close I hope. This Quick Hits podcast looks at what it means to be near to one of these events. From my point of view, I have been tantalisingly close to 3 acts of terrorism (2 in Canada and 1 in France) in my career as an Intelligence Analyst with the Canadian Government. Please share your experience in the comment section below. > borealisthreatandrisk.com > Like this podcast? Check out Phil Gurski's latest books! > Read Phil's dail...
INTERVIEW | Phil Gurski and Ted Mallet discuss the implications of the ongoing rail blockade
March 03, 2020 02:28 - 5 minutes - 3.94 MBNear hours after police moved in to inforce an injonction and remove a rail blockade near Belleville, other poped up affecting trains and services. To discuss the security and safety implications, as well as economic fallout from the blockade, Libby is joined by Phil Gurski and Ted Mallet (Chief Economist at the Canadian Federation of Independant Business). > borealisthreatandrisk.com > Like this podcast? Check out Phil Gurski's latest books! > Read Phil's daily blog Today in Terrorism I...
Phil Gurski and Ted Mallet discuss the implications of the ongoing rail blockade
March 03, 2020 02:28 - 5 minutes - 3.94 MBNear hours after police moved in to inforce an injonction and remove a rail blockade near Belleville, other poped up affecting trains and services. To discuss the security and safety implications, as well as economic fallout from the blockade, Libby is joined by Phil Gurski and Ted Mallet (Chief Economist at the Canadian Federation of Independant Business). > borealisthreatandrisk.com > Like this podcast? Check out Phil Gurski's latest books! > Read Phil's daily blog Today in Terrorism I...
Quick Hits: No, Canada is not Broken!
March 02, 2020 18:05 - 9 minutes - 6.9 MBA recent poll shows a majority of Canadians think this country is 'broken'. Is it? Let's look at our history of political violence to see if that is true, shall we? > borealisthreatandrisk.com > Like this podcast? Check out Phil Gurski's latest books! > Read Phil's daily blog Today in Terrorism In this podcast, retired Canadian intelligence analyst Phil Gurski discusses the subject of terrorism: what it is (and isn’t), trends, developments and more. Phil Gurski, author of five books on ter...
No, Canada is not Broken! - Quick Hits #20
March 02, 2020 18:05 - 9 minutes - 22.7 MBA recent poll shows a majority of Canadians think this country is 'broken'. Is it? Let's look at our history of political violence to see if that is true, shall we? > borealisthreatandrisk.com > Like this podcast? Check out Phil Gurski's latest books! > Read Phil's daily blog Today in Terrorism In this podcast, retired Canadian intelligence analyst Phil Gurski discusses the subject of terrorism: what it is (and isn’t), trends, developments and more. Phil Gurski, author of five books on ter...
Episode 31 -- Interview with Mubin Shaikh, former security intelligence and counter terrorism operative
February 27, 2020 15:35 - 25 minutes - 58.8 MBIn 2006 Canadians woke up to hear that 17 Muslim Canadians had been arrested in a terrorism plot. Much of the success in foiling their plans was due to a human source/agent named Mubin Shaikh. He joins me to talk about his role and related matters on this podcast. Mubin Shaikh is a former security intelligence and counter terrorism operative. He has testified as an expert for the United Nations Security Council, the United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affair...
Episode 31 - Interview with Mubin Shaikh, former security intelligence and counter terrorism operative
February 27, 2020 15:35 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MBIn 2006 Canadians woke up to hear that 17 Muslim Canadians had been arrested in a terrorism plot. Much of the success in foiling their plans was due to a human source/agent named Mubin Shaikh. He joins me to talk about his role and related matters on this podcast. Mubin Shaikh is a former security intelligence and counter terrorism operative. He has testified as an expert for the United Nations Security Council, the United States Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affair...