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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 170 - Who are the 'foreign fighters' flocking to Ukraine?
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Phil Gurski
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When we think of the term 'foreign fighter' our minds immediately go to those of our citizens who left to fight (and kill) with jihadi groups like ISIS o r Al Qaeda. And yet the phenomenon is much older than most realise. There has been an exodus of people from the West who went to Ukraine - to fight on both sides! Oslo-based researcher Kacper Rekawek walks us through who is who in this lethal zoo.