How is the &apos;war on terrorism&apos; going?  What are we doing well?  Not well?  What are our moral obligations to those suffering under terrorist rule?  Borealis President Phil Gurski talks with Conor to talk about this and more - have a listen! ►Watch Conor on YoutubePhil 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.►Check Phil&apos;s latest book &apos;&apos;The Peaceable Kingdom&apos;&apos; - https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/the-peaceable-kingdom/►Website - https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/►Twitter - https://twitter.com/borealissaves►LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-gurski-8942468/►Email - borealisrisk@gmail.com

An Intelligent Look at Terrorism (with Phil Gurski)

Episode #109: Borealis joins Counterpoints for a wide-ranging discussion on terrorism and national security

Terrorists like to portray themselves as masterminds of violence. Some are pretty dumb.See also:►Top 10 Worst Terrorist Group Names►Top 10 Worst Right-Wing Extremism Group NamesAbout 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.►Check Phil&apos;s latest book &apos;&apos;The Peaceable Kingdom&apos;&apos; - https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/the-peaceable-kingdom/►Website - https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/►Twitter - https://twitter.com/borealissaves►LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-gurski-8942468/►Email - borealisrisk@gmail.com

Quick Hits | Top 10 Dumbest Terrorists of all Time

Canada is a big county and when it comes to security there are multiple levels of jurisdiction: municipal, provincial, first nations and federal.  How do all the players get along in the national security sandbox?  Borealis has a fascinating discussion with Canadian Senator Vern White, former RCMP and Chief of Police in Durham and OttawaSenator White has worked with the RCMP, moving through the ranks from Constable to Assistant Commissioner. He has served in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario and spent almost 19 years in the three northern territories. He was Chief of Police for the Durham Region as well as the City of Ottawa. 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.►Check Phil&apos;s latest book &apos;&apos;The Peaceable Kingdom&apos;&apos; - https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/the-peaceable-kingdom/►Website - https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/►Twitter - https://twitter.com/borealissaves►LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-gurski-8942468/►Email - borealisrisk@gmail.com

Episode #108: Vern White on how well does intelligence coordination work in Canada?

Quick Hits #175 - The Matrix franchise has been around since 1999 and is a trilogy of very cool films. They are full of simulated violence in which humans are battling the machines which are using them to drain their lifeforce. Matrix Resurrections is coming out in December: what do the films tell us about terrorism and what happens when reality emulate art?►Read mentioned article: Red-pilled: Can The Matrix Resurrections reclaim Neo from the alt-right?►Watch video version on YoutubeAbout 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.►Check Phil&apos;s latest book &apos;&apos;The Peaceable Kingdom&apos;&apos; - https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/the-peaceable-kingdom/►Website - https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/►Twitter - https://twitter.com/borealissaves►LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-gurski-8942468/►Email - borealisrisk@gmail.com

Quick Hits | Is Neo a terrorist? Can we reclaim The Matrix from the alt-right?

There are those out there who want authorities to stop calling Islamist terrorism by that name.  Alternatives include "faith-based terrorism" and "terrorists abusing religious motivations". In this Quick Hits podcast, Borealis argues why this is wrong-headed and counterproductive.►Read mentioned article: Police may drop ‘Islamist’ term when describing terror attacks►Watch video version: https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/why-what-we-call-terrorism-matters/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 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.►Check Phil&apos;s latest book &apos;&apos;The Peaceable Kingdom&apos;&apos; - https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/the-peaceable-kingdom/►Website - https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/►Twitter - https://twitter.com/borealissaves►LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-gurski-8942468/►Email - borealisrisk@gmail.com

Quick Hits | Why what we call "terrorism" matters!

When it comes to stopping terrorism all information should be used, right?  It is not as simple as that.  In order to charge a potential wrongdoer the data must be in the form of evidence, not intelligence.  Borealis talks about these issues with 30-year Toronto police veteran Gavin Horner.Gavin Horner is a licenced Private Investigator for the province of Ontario.  He works primarily in the Greater Toronto Area. He retired after 32½ years with the Toronto Police Service. He retired as a Detective Sergeant and managed the Operations Section at Intelligence.  The unit conducted investigations and intelligence probes relating to Organized Crime members and groups. 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.►Check Phil&apos;s latest book &apos;&apos;The Peaceable Kingdom&apos;&apos; - https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/the-peaceable-kingdom/►Website - https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/►Twitter - https://twitter.com/borealissaves►LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-gurski-8942468/►Email - borealisrisk@gmail.com

Episode #107: Gavin Horner on intelligence vs evidence from a law enforcement officer's perspective

Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig touched down on Canadian soil on Saturday after being arbitrarily detained in China for 1020 days. As Canada celebrates the return of the “two Michaels,” it’s worth asking what this hostage diplomacy saga tells us about Canada-China relations and global affairs more broadly.►Listen to The Hamilton Today Podcast with Scott Thompson 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 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.►Check Phil&apos;s latest book &apos;&apos;The Peaceable Kingdom&apos;&apos; - https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/the-peaceable-kingdom/►Website - https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/►Twitter - https://twitter.com/borealissaves►LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-gurski-8942468/►Email - borealisrisk@gmail.com

Quick Hits | Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor are back in Canada after 1020 days detention in China

Quick Hits 173 - Why do some academics try to tell national security professionals how to do their jobs?  Is there no better way to manage this relationship?  Borealis looks at the Acorn TV series Outlier to examine how &apos;town and gown&apos; should work better.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 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.►Check Phil&apos;s latest book &apos;&apos;The Peaceable Kingdom&apos;&apos; - https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/the-peaceable-kingdom/►Website - https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/►Twitter - https://twitter.com/borealissaves►LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-gurski-8942468/►Email - borealisrisk@gmail.com

Quick Hits | Should academics tell national security professionals how to do their jobs?

Is it possible to be an &apos;ex-jihadi&apos;?  How would we know?  What about state-run efforts at &apos;de-radicalisation&apos;?  Borealis has a fascinating conversation with Jesse Morton, often described as the #1 Al Qaeda recruiter in the US  in the mid 2000s and now very much involved in undermining Islamist terrorism.Jesse Morton was once a jihadist propagandist (then known as Younes Abdullah Muhammad) who ran Revolution Muslim, a New York City-based organization active in the 2000s that connected Muslims in the west to al-Qaeda’s ideology, creating English language propaganda and collaborating with the most notorious jihadist preachers of that era. Find out more about my guest Jesse. 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.►Check Phil&apos;s latest book &apos;&apos;The Peaceable Kingdom&apos;&apos; - https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/the-peaceable-kingdom/►Website - https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/►Twitter - https://twitter.com/borealissaves►LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-gurski-8942468/►Email - borealisrisk@gmail.com

Episode #106: A conversation with former Al-Qaeda recruiter Jesse Morton

Jeff Sammut was joined by president and CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting and author Phil Gurski on Canada Now to talk about the 9/11 terrorist attacks, 20 years later.►Catch Jeff live weekdays from 1-3pmET on Sirius XM Canada Talks channel 167About 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.►Check Phil&apos;s latest book &apos;&apos;The Peaceable Kingdom&apos;&apos; - https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/the-peaceable-kingdom/►Website - https://borealisthreatandrisk.com/►Twitter - https://twitter.com/borealissaves►LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-gurski-8942468/►Email - borealisrisk@gmail.com

"There has been hints and warnings" - Intelligence veteran remembers 9/11, 20 years later

Former Canadian intelligence analyst Phil Gurski discusses radicalization and homegrown Al Qaeda/Islamic State/Islamist-inspired extremism.