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Cynthia Miller-Idriss: What do we mean by 'the far right'?

October 27, 2020 Phil Gurski / Cynthia Miller-Idriss Season 3 Episode 65
Canadian Intelligence Eh
Cynthia Miller-Idriss: What do we mean by 'the far right'?
Show Notes

Everyone seems to want to talk about 'Right-Wing Extremism' or RWE these days. It is a nebulous term that seems to cover an awful lot of actors. Borealis talks to Dr. Cynthia Miller-Idriss of American University in Washington DC whose latest book HATE IN THE HOMELAND: the new global far right is now today! Have a listen to this fascinating discussion!

About my guest Cynthia Miller-Idriss:

Cynthia Miller-Idriss is an award-winning author and scholar of extremism and youth radicalization. She directs the Polarization and Extremism Research & Innovation Lab (PERIL) in the Center for University Excellence (CUE) at the American University in Washington, DC, where she is also Professor in the School of Public Affairs and in the School of Education.

Hate in the Homeland: The New Global Far Right
► Check out Cynthia's website


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.

►Website - https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/
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►LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-gurski-8942468/
►Email - borealisrisk@gmail.com
►Check Phil's latest book ''When Religion Kills'' - https://amzn.to/2ALdpoG