Canadian Intelligence Eh

Episode #103: Hostage taking - A conversation with Rachel Briggs

July 16, 2021 Phil Gurski / Rachel Briggs Season 4 Episode 103
Canadian Intelligence Eh
Episode #103: Hostage taking - A conversation with Rachel Briggs
Show Notes

The last thing anyone wants to be told is that a loved one has been taken hostage by a criminal gang or terrorist group. What next?  What can be done?  Borealis talks to Rachel Briggs, former founder of Hostage UK and Hostage US on this fascinating issue!

Rachel Briggs OBE is one of the world’s leading experts on international hostage taking. She was the first Director of Hostage UK and Founding Executive Director of Hostage US, non-profits that support hostages and their families.
Find out more about my guest Rachel Briggs

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.

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