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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.
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Episode 270 - The melting of the icecap and mass migration may also impact national security in the West
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Phil Gurski
During the Cold War, Canada maintained radar stations in its north to warn against Soviet ballistic missiles coming over the pole, in an arrangement with the US called the DEW Line (distant early warning). Now with the Northwest Passage becoming ice-free more and more, states like Russia and China may see this route, which neither recognises as Canadian internal waterways, as exploitable. As both nations are inimical to Canadian interests this issue has a military and national security nexus. Furthermore, climate change mass migration will likely feed far right white nationalist and anti-immigrant movements, again posing a threat to national security.