Canadian Intelligence Eh
Everywhere 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.
Canadian Intelligence Eh
Canadian Intelligence Eh! Episode 147 - Whither Islamist terrorism after a decade of Arab nationalism?
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Phil Gurski
When the Arab Spring came across our television screens in 2011 we all thought that democracy was finally arriving in the Middle East. No more dictatorships and unrepresentative kings - and no more Islamist terrorism (the deaths of Al Qaeda leader Usama bin Laden in May of that year and of US-Yemeni jihadi ideologue Anwar al -Aulaqi merely confirmed our confidence). How wrong we were - but why? Borealis talks to Daveed Gartenstein-Ross of Valens Global on why many over-analysed the importance of these events.