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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.
Canadian Intelligence Eh
Episode 190 - What is happening in France vis-a-vis terrorism?
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Phil Gurski
Stade de France/Bataclan Theatre, November 2015: 130 killed and more than 400 injured by jihadis. A priest priest brutally murdered in Rouen in 2016 by jihadis. Schoolteacher Samuel Paty beheaded by jihadis at his school in 2020. Now, three years almost to the day since that last attack, another teacher killed, in Arras, by a jihadi. What is up in France? Gendarmerie Nationale analyst Alexandre Rodde helps us understand the situation in his homeland.