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Quick Hits | So long and thanks for all the fish
Borealis has had a good run since 2015 - podcasts, blogs, media interviews, etc. not to mention six books on terrorism. It is time, however, to move on. This is the last podcast... for now.About the host Phil Gurski:<...
Episode #134 - What keeps French security forces up at night?
France could be seen as the 'birthplace' of terrorism - think the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution of the 1790s. The country has seen some catastrophic attacks such as the Stade de France/Bataclan jihadi one of Novemb...
Episode #133 - What can ordinary citizens do to stop radicalisation to violence?
When an arrest is made in a terrorism case or, worst case scenario, we are doing a post-analysis of an attack, we often read about a person's 'radicalisation process'. The assumption is that terrorists are made, not born, and that ther...
Episode #132 - Anders Breivik: What to do with terrorist mass murderers behind bars?
There are two types of terrorists: those who die/are killed in their attacks and those who are not. The latter usually end up in prison for long periods of time. Then what? Borealis talks once again with Norwegian CT analys...
Episode #131 - The challenge of running a large domestic security intelligence operation
Canada's intelligence agency CSIS has a national presence across the country. That it where the investigations happen and the intel is collected. What it is like to run such a shop? Borealis talks to former senior CSIS IO D...
