QH #137 | When a government 'delists' a terrorist group, it shows how political the process really is

20 years ago the Canadian government decided to list the Iranian group MeK as a terrorist group.  Ten years later a different government elected to 'delist'  it.  Why?  Had it changed its ways?  If not, what does this say about the whole process?  Borealis comes out against the whole process of listings, calling it more or less useless.

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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.

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