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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 326 - What is it like to brief the POTUS on intelligence?
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Phil Gurski
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Imagine you are the one on the hotseat who has to tell the President of the US what is happening in the world - on a daily basis. What do you tell him? Where do you get the information from? How does personality enter into the equation? How did different presidents take these briefings? All very good questions and I have just the guy to answer them, an old CIA friend who has written a very interesting book on the topic.