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
Episode 172 - Is the UK missing the real terrorist threat?
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Phil Gurski
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We in the West, and especially in Canada, are living in an era where what we have come to call 'wokism' has also come to dominate conversations about terrorism and national security. The nature of threat has been re-interpreted and some are trying to convince us that the broadly-defined 'far right' threat is larger than that of Islamist terrorism. This is having an impact on counter terrorism efforts, including those at the very early stage (what is sometimes referred to as 'prevention'). Borealis talks with UK professional Ian Acheson on these issues.