Canadian Intelligence Eh

Episode #101: Minke Meijnders on the role of strategic foresight innational security

July 07, 2021 Phil Gurski / Minke Meijnders Season 4 Episode 101
Canadian Intelligence Eh
Episode #101: Minke Meijnders on the role of strategic foresight innational security
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We would all like to 'predict' the future, right?  We generally can't but that does not mean we can construct and use scenarios to be better prepared for what is coming down the pipe.  Borealis is joined by Minke Meijnders, instructor at the University of Ottawa's Security, Economics and Technology program to talk about the importance of these tools.

►Link to Minke's course Strategic Foresight and National Security Analysis

About my guest Minke Meijnders:
Minke Meijnders is an expert in Strategic Foresight, focusing on geopolitics, geo-economics and international security issues. She is a former Research Fellow at the Clingendael Institute, the leading think tank on international relations in the Netherlands.
Find out more about my guest Minke Meijnders.

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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Introduction
Minke Meijnders and strategic foresight
What is strategic foresight?
Risk management
Strategic foresight in Canada
Strategic vs tactical
Worst/best case scenarios
National security
Salafi jihadism
Covid-19
Terrorism in Canada
Uncomfortable data
Worldwide pandemic
Forgetting about Covid-19, learning the lesson
Strategic Foresight and National Security Analysis
Contact Phil Gurski