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 216 - Canada's fall from importance is sad but also a condemnation of successive governments which dropped the ball
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Phil Gurski
If you asked a bunch of foreigners about Canada you would likely get the description 'nice'. If you asked Canadians about Canada you would hear how we 'invented' peacekeeping, punch above our weight and how the 'world needs more Canada'. Except that Canadians are wrong. We have dropped precipitously off the world stage over decades and are a mere shadow of what we once were? Why? Borealis talks to Ottawa-based journalist Andrew Cohen about this fall.