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- Episode 37 - Michael Petrou: Canadians who fought in the Spanish Civil War and the parallels with ISIS
Michael Petrou wrote a book back in 2008 on why 1,500 Canadians went to fight in the Spanish Civil War and what concerns their return raised. He joins Borealis to discuss what lessons we can apply to the worries about returning ISIS ‘foreign fighters’.
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Michael Petrou is an historian and journalist. His 2008 book, Renegades: Canadians in the Spanish Civil War, was described by J. L. Granatstein as “the best and most complete account of Canadians in the Spanish Civil War we are ever likely to get. The Spanish newspaper El Pais called it “beautiful.”
Phil Gurski is the President and CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting Ltd. and Programme Director for the Security, Economics and Technology (SET) hub at the University of Ottawa’s Professional Development Institute (PDI). He worked as a senior strategic analyst at CSIS (Canadian Security Intelligence Service) from 2001-2015, specializing in violent Islamist-inspired homegrown terrorism and radicalisation.
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> Read Phil's daily blog Today in Terrorism36 min - April 21, 2016 | Massacre by ISIS in MosulImagine being held by a terrorist group like ISIS and told you had a choice: becoming a sex slave or death.ISIS massacred 250 women and girls in the Iraqi city of Mosul when they refused to become sex slaves for the terrorist group.Read more: https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/2016-massacre-by-isis-in-mosul> Subsbribe to our free daily digest email> Read Phil's daily blog Today in Terrorism> borealisthreatandrisk.com> Check out Phil latest book When Religion Kills: How Extremists Justify Violence Through Faith5 min
- Quick Hits: Nova Scotia Mass Shooting
An unspeakable crime has occurred in Nova Scotia with the deaths of 18 people, including an RCMP officer. What do we know about the killer? Was this terrorism? Was it tied to COVID-19? Will we ever find out?
Read latest publication by Phil Gurski: The Nova Scotia massacre – more questions than answers
10 min - Quick Hits: Is a dead terrorist a good terrorist?
Is it ok to kill terrorists regardless of the circumstances? Is a dead terrorist a good terrorist? In this Quick Hits podcast, I look at the pros and cons of taking out terrorists using lethal force.
11 min - April 20, 1995 | LRA Massacre in UgandaWe all have heard the phrase ‘taking the Lord’s name in vain: how about a group that kills 300 people in this regard?On this day in 1995 the LRA entered the northern Ugandan town of Atiak, defeated the Ugandan army stationed there and rounded up hundreds of men, women, students and young children where they were separated into two groups according to their sex and age.Read more: https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/1995-lra-massacre-in-uganda> Subsbribe to our free daily digest email> Read Phil's daily blog Today in Terrorism> borealisthreatandrisk.com> Check out Phil latest book When Religion Kills: How Extremists Justify Violence Through Faith5 min
- April 19, 1995 | Bombing of federal building in OklahomaWell before 9/11 a catastrophic act of terrorism was committed by an individual who had nothing to do with Islamist extremism.On this day in 1995, an American rightwing terrorist exploded a truck bomb outside a federal building in Oklahoma killing 168 people, including children.Read more: https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/1995-oklahoma-city-bombing> Subsbribe to our free daily digest email> Read Phil's daily blog Today in Terrorism> borealisthreatandrisk.com> Check out Phil latest book When Religion Kills: How Extremists Justify Violence Through Faith5 min
- April 18, 2014 | Armed attack on UN base in South SudanTerrorists see themselves as heroic: where is the heroism in attacking a UN base housing civilians?On this day in 2014, a mob of civilians posing as protesters stormed a UN compound in South Sudan and shot dead 48 people, some with RPGs.Read more: https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/2014-armed-attack-sudan-un-base> Subsbribe to our free daily digest email> Read Phil's daily blog Today in Terrorism> borealisthreatandrisk.com> Check out Phil latest book When Religion Kills: How Extremists Justify Violence Through Faith4 min
- April 17, 1999 | Neo-Nazi Bombings in LondonNo, the far right is not a 'new' phenomenon: it has unfortunately been around a long time.Far right terrorism has been around for decades as the 1999 nail bomb attacks in London, which killed 3 and wounded 139, demonstrate.Read more: https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/1999-london-nail-bombings> Subsbribe to our free daily digest email> Read Phil's daily blog Today in Terrorism> borealisthreatandrisk.com> Check out Phil latest book When Religion Kills: How Extremists Justify Violence Through Faith5 min
- April 16, 1925 | Attack on St. Nedelya Church in BulgariaCommunism was a disaster on many levels: the ideology particularly hated religion.On this day in 1925, Bulgarian communists killed 150 and wounded 500 when they bombed a cathedral in Sofia, Bulgaria.Read more: https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/1925-st-nedelya-church-attack> Subsbribe to our free daily digest email> Read Phil's daily blog Today in Terrorism> borealisthreatandrisk.com> Check out Phil latest book When Religion Kills: How Extremists Justify Violence Through Faith5 min
- April 15, 2013 | Boston Marathon BombingsOne of the hallmarks of terrorism is the fear that ordinary events can be targeted: so can major ones.On this day in 2013, three people died and almost 300 were wounded when two Chechen terrorists planted pressure cooker bombs near the finishing line of the Boston Marathon.Read more: https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/2013-boston-marathon-bombings> Subsbribe to our free daily digest email> Read Phil's daily blog Today in Terrorism> borealisthreatandrisk.com> Check out Phil latest book When Religion Kills: How Extremists Justify Violence Through Faith5 min
About Canadian Intelligence Eh
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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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