An Intelligent Look At Terrorism With Phil Gurski

Kashmir has been a place of contention ever since the British Raj split into India and Pakistan in 1947. It seems to be getting worse and there is enough blame on both sides to go around. Borealis talks to Farhana Qazi of GWU to get the inside scoopAbout the guest, Farhana Qazi :Farhana Qazi is an American scholar, an award-winning author, and an international public speaker. Her research includes conflicts in the Muslim world, women in war, and strategic communications.►LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/farhanaqazi/ About the host Phil Gurski:Phil 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.►Twitter - https://twitter.com/borealissaves ►LinkedIn - http

A recent report states that there are an unprecedented number of terrorists in European prisons. What kinds of threat do they pose? What should we do with them? Borealis weighs in on this issue in this Quick Hits podcast.For some terrorists, prison is a place for radicalisation and recruitment, in which inmates with no previous involvement in politically motivated violence can be exposed to extremist ideas – often at particularly vulnerable points in their lives. For others, it is as an ‘incubator of peaceful change and transformation’, enabling de‑radicalisation, disengagement, and – in some cases – entire peace processes. Read the ICSR report - Prisons and Terrorism: Extremist Offender Management in 10 European CountriesAbout the host Phil Gurski:Phil 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

Have you ever heard of the 'wave theory' of terrorism?  If so, then you know David Rapoport, a retired UCLA professor who has been studying terrorism since 1970! Borealis caught up with him recently for a fascinating chat. Have a listen!Read more about David's ''Wave Theory of Terrorism": https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/religious-terrorism-over-by-2025-a-discussion-with-legendary-david-rapoport/About the guest, David Rapoport:David Charles Rapoport is a Professor Emeritus of Political Science at University of California, Los Angeles who focuses on the study of terrorism. He taught the first course on terrorism in the U.S. and developed a series of courses on politics in the Bible. He retired in 1995 and was the Founding Director of the Center for the Study or Religion and Chair, Interdepartmental Major in Religion UCLA 1995-7. He continued teaching at UCLA till 2011 and received the Dickson Award for work as an emeritus 2007. About the host Phil Gurski:Phil is the President and

A report submitted to the UK parliament claims that British, and Western, intelligence agencies cannot combat “online psychological operations from foreign state actors — primarily Russia — aiming to influence Western politics on a mass scale“. Why can’t they? Borealis looks at this in his latest Quick Hit podcast.Read more - British report into Russian meddling leads to uncomfortable conclusionsAbout the host Phil Gurski:Phil 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.►Twitter- https://twitter.com/borealissaves►LinkedIn- https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-gurski-8942468/►Email - borealisrisk@gmail.comLike this podcast? Check Phil Gurski's latest books:

Following the successful killing of ISIS leader Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi, the terrorist organisation was leaderless for a while. No longer. A guy called Mawla the 'Destroyer' has now assumed the helm. What is in store for ISIS going forward?Listen also to Episode 22 - The death of Abu Bakr Al Baghdadi and its impact (if any)About the host Phil Gurski:Phil 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.►TWITTER - https://twitter.com/borealissaves►LINKEDIN - https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-gurski-8942468/►EMAIL - borealisrisk@gmail.com►BOREALIS - https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/Like this podcast? Check Phil Gurski's latest books:https://amzn.to/2AL

What would a person who has been thinking and writing about terrorism for fifty years have to say about this phenomenon? A lot as it turns out. Borealis has a lengthy exchange with Rand Corporation's Brian Jenkins, a true pioneer in the study of violent extremism.ABOUT THE GUEST BRIAN JENKINSBrian Michael Jenkins is a senior adviser to the president of the RAND Corporation and author of numerous books, reports, and articles on terrorism-related topics, including Will Terrorists Go Nuclear?. He formerly served as chair of the Political Science Department at RAND. On the occasion of the 10-year anniversary of 9/11, Jenkins initiated a RAND effort to take stock of America's policy reactions and give thoughtful consideration to future strategy. He is a decorated combat veteran, having served in the Seventh Special Forces Group in the Dominican Republic and with the Fifth Special Forces Group in Vietnam. ►Twitter @BrianMJenkins►The RAND CorportationABOUT THE HOST PHIL GURSKIPhil is the President and CEO

China is involved in what can only be called a ‘genocide’ in the northwestern part of its territory against Uyghur Muslims.Concentration camps, forced sterilisation, cultural destruction… it is all done in the name of ‘counter terrorism’. And yet the world’s Muslims leaders remain silent. Why? Listen as Borealis weighs in.Sources:►Reporter’s Notebook: Uighurs Held For ‘Extremist Thoughts’ They Didn’t Know They Had ►Sterilizations, IUDs, and Mandatory Birth Control: The CCP’s Campaign to Suppress Uyghur Birth Rates in XinjiangAbout the host Phil Gurski:Phil 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.►TWITTER - https://twitter.com/borealissaves►LINKEDIN - ht

CSIS has been taken to task by the Federal court in Canada for displaying 'a cavalier institutional approach' to the rule of law'. What it did was to use human sources who posed as supportive of terrorism in counter terrorism investigations. Why is this a surprise to anyone? Borealis weighs in on this issue.About the host Phil Gurski:Phil 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.►TWITTER - https://twitter.com/borealissaves►LINKEDIN - https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-gurski-8942468/►EMAIL - borealisrisk@gmail.com►BOREALIS - https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/Like this podcast? Check Phil Gurski's latest books:https://amzn.to/2ALdpoGAbou

In honour of Bastille Day! The French revolution is 231 years old today and yet is still a work in progress. So is the ill-named 'war on terrorism' now about to enter its 20th season. Borealis weighs in on how to measure gains and how to better go about fighting terrorism.About the host Phil Gurski:Phil 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.►TWITTER - https://twitter.com/borealissaves►LINKEDIN - https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-gurski-8942468/►EMAIL - borealisrisk@gmail.com►BOREALIS - https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/Like this podcast? Check Phil Gurski's latest books:https://amzn.to/2ALdpoGAbout Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting:She

The Muslim Brotherhood has had its share of controversy. Some countries have listed it as a terrorist organisation and others have not. How worried should we in the West be about the Muslim Brotherhood?Borealis talks to Lorenzo Vidino, specialist on the Muslim Brotherhood in the West.About the guest Lorenzo Vidino:Dr. Lorenzo Vidino is the Director of the Program on Extremism at George Washington University. An expert on Islamism in Europe and North America, his research over the past 20 years has focused on the mobilization dynamics of jihadist networks in the West; governmental counter-radicalization policies; and the activities of Muslim Brotherhood-inspired organizations in the West.►LORENZO'S LATEST BOOK - https://cup.columbia.edu/book/the-closed-circle/9780231193672►LINKEDIN - https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorenzo-vidino-0667285/About the host Phil Gurski:Phil is the President and CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting Ltd. and Programme Director for the Security, Economics and Technology (SET) h

Should convicted terrorists get a second chance? Do they really 'see the light' and reject the ideology which led them to become terrorists in the first place? I weigh in on a Canadian case in this short podcast.A former member of a terrorist group that plotted truck bombings in Toronto to protest Canada’s military mission in Afghanistan is appealing a government decision to place him on the no-fly list. Read Former member of Toronto 18 terrorist group asks court to take him off no-fly listAbout the host Phil Gurski:Phil 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.►TWITTER - https://twitter.com/borealissaves►LINKEDIN - https://www.linkedin.com/in/

What is happening in Iran and how worried should we be about that nation? Is it a state sponsor of terrorism more dangerous than Sunni jihadis? Have a listen to my talk with the host of Atheist Republic, Armin Navabi.Follow Armin Navabi►YOUTUBE - https://www.youtube.com/user/TheAtheistRepublic►TWITTER - https://twitter.com/AtheistRepublicAbout the host Phil Gurski:Phil 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.►TWITTER - https://twitter.com/borealissaves►LINKEDIN - https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-gurski-8942468/►EMAIL - borealisrisk@gmail.com►BOREALIS - https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/Like this podcast? Check Phil Gurski's latest books:https://amz

Lots of nations are agonising over what to do with citizens who joined ISIS or other terrorist groups and now want to come home. Some say they should and should be charged or 'deprogrammed'. Others want them to stay away. Listen to this latest Quick Hits podcast to see where Borealis stands on this issue.Evidence in terrorism cases is proving difficult to find, while experts warn that the reintegration and rehabilitation of foreign fighters is an even greater challenge. Read: Balkan States Find Prosecuting Terrorism a ChallengeAbout the host Phil Gurski:Phil 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.►TWITTER - https://twitter.com/borealissaves►L

Two interesting developments in two capitals. In Ottawa an armed man drives several thousand km to drive over the gates of Rideau Hall where the PM and family are living: motive unknown. In Washington DC, the President is told Russia is paying Taliban terrorists to kill US soldiers and does nothing. What does this tell is about intelligence and how it is used?About the host Phil Gurski:Phil 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.►TWITTER - https://twitter.com/borealissaves►LINKEDIN - https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-gurski-8942468/►EMAIL - borealisrisk@gmail.com►BOREALIS - https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/Like this podcast? Check Phil Gurski's la

Happy 153rd birthday Canada - or is it? Canadians tend to undersell their achievements and today especially - if you read the CBC - the country is going to hell in a handbasket. It is time to push back against that myth, by looking at how safe a country we are, when it comes to terrorism.About the host Phil Gurski:Phil 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.►TWITTER - https://twitter.com/borealissaves►LINKEDIN - https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-gurski-8942468/►EMAIL - borealisrisk@gmail.com►BOREALIS - https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/Like this podcast? Check Phil Gurski's latest books:https://amzn.to/2ALdpoGAbout Borealis Threat and Risk Consulti

How do foreign policy decisions and terrorism intersect? Are we making good choices? Listen as I am joined by BigTibbs78 to discuss these issues and much more.In this episode: BigTibbs78, political streamer on Twitch and Phil Gurski, President and CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting.About the host Phil Gurski:Phil 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.►TWITTER - https://twitter.com/borealissaves►LINKEDIN - https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-gurski-8942468/►EMAIL - borealisrisk@gmail.com►BOREALIS - https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/Like this podcast? Check Phil Gurski's latest books:https://amzn.to/2ALdpoGAbout Borealis Threat and Risk Consul

News that Russia is paying the Taliban to kill US military in Afghanistan came out this week. How big is this and what will the Trump Administration do in response? What does it mean for the 'war on terrorism'?The Trump administration has been deliberating for months about what to do about a stunning intelligence assessment.Read more: Russia Secretly Offered Afghan Militants Bounties to Kill U.S. Troops, Intelligence SaysAbout the host Phil Gurski:Phil 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.►TWITTER - https://twitter.com/borealissaves►LINKEDIN - https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-gurski-8942468/►EMAIL - borealisrisk@gmail.com►BOREALIS - https:/

35 years ago today Air India flight 182 left the air traffic control radar off the coast of Ireland, killing all 329 people aboard. Canadian Sikh terrorists placed a bomb on board. Canadian security intelligence and law enforcement agencies were investigating these men but failed. It is a somber day in Canada.Read more: Today in Terrorism: Air India Flight 182 bombing (June 23, 1985)About the host Phil Gurski:Phil 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.►TWITTER - https://twitter.com/borealissaves►LINKEDIN - https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-gurski-8942468/►EMAIL - borealisrisk@gmail.com►BOREALIS - https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/Like this podcast? Che

If you recall, about 5 months ago, I joined Destiny (Steven Bonnell) during his live stream. He invited me back for another discussion. The genesis was a conversation I wanted to have about why we are not seeing terrorism in the West during the COVID-19 pandemic.Have a listen! It’s about 45 minutes in lenght. Wide-ranging topics, I’m sure you’ll love it►Follow Destiny on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC554eY5jNUfDq3yDOJYirOQWhen it comes to talking about terrorism it is not enough to limit the discussion to specific terrorist groups or terrorist acts. Things are much more complicated than that. Terrorism does not occur in a vacuum: it exists in a context (or better: multiple contexts). Terrorism happens when multiple players make multiple moves on multiple chessboards: some of these moves provide terrorists with incentives.About Phil Gurski:Phil 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 Uni

Canadians are supposedly really active on right wing extremism websites. How worried should we be that these will translate into terrorist attacks? Are our protectors looking at this menace? Read Canadians among most active in online right-wing extremism, research finds on CBC.caAbout the host Phil Gurski:Phil 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.►TWITTER - https://twitter.com/borealissaves►LINKEDIN - https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-gurski-8942468/►EMAIL - borealisrisk@gmail.com►BOREALIS - https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/Like this podcast? Check Phil Gurski's latest books:https://amzn.to/2ALdpoGAbout Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting:Sheddi