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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
Quick Hits - Episode 234: Why do some countries experience little terrorism?
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Phil Gurski
We certainly live in a world where violence dominates the headlines. Whether we are talking about war proper - Sudan, Gaza, Ukraine - garden variety criminal acts or terrorism, there is a lot of killing going on? If we narrow the conversation to terrorism we see that some countries suffer more than others and a few experience next to no terrorism at all - why?