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 148 - Ground zero of countering violent extremism in Canada
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Phil Gurski
Counter terrorism is usually seen as an 'at the coalface' activity: security intelligence, law enforcement and military organisations investigate, monitor and do their utmost to stop terrorists from succeeding. There is another part to this: identifying those on the pathway early on and trying to get them off it. Borealis has an in-depth conversation with Dr. Michael King, Director of Research at the Alberta-based Office for the Prevention of Violence (OPV).