Podcasts about will terrorists go nuclear

EPISODE 100 - To commemorate the 100th podcast in the An Intelligent View of Terrorism/Canadian Intelligence Eh series Borealis President Phil Gurski is delighted to welcome back US terrorism specialist Brian Jenkins to answer a simple question: whither terrorism?About my guest Brian Michael Jenkins:Brian 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? (2008, Prometheus Books). He formerly served as chair of the Political Science Department at RAND. Find out more about my guest Brian Jenkins. 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.►Check Phil's latest book ''The Peaceable Kingdom'' - 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

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 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 @borealissaves►LinkedIn linkedin.com/in/phil-gurski-8942468►Email borealisrisk@gmail.com►Borealis borealisthreatandrisk.com►Check Phil Gurski's latest books https://amzn.to/2ALdpoGABOUT BOREALIS THREAT & RISK CONSULTINGShedding light on a risky world, Borealis Threat and Risk Consulting can provide you with the necessary advice and training to protect you and your agency from the threat of terrorism. We offer training for those who need the latest information on threats to your security.►borealisthreatandrisk.com

From 2008: Let me say this as clearly as possible: If you don’t buy Brian Michael Jenkins’ new book, Will Terrorists Go Nuclear?? then the terrorists win. And that may be the last moment of levity in this episode of Mr. Media. Brian Michael Jenkins is one of the world's leading authorities on terrorism. He has been advising the military, government and prestigious think tanks on the dangers of escalating terrorism for more than 30 years and is a senior advisor to the president of the Rand Corporation.

Brian 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? (2008, Prometheus Books). 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. That effort is presented in The Long Shadow of 9/11: America's Response to Terrorism (Brian Michael Jenkins and John Paul Godges, eds., 2011).

TODAY’S GUEST: BRIAN MICHAEL JENKINS, AUTHOR, WILL TERRORISTS GO NUCLEAR?(October 2008) Let me say this as clearly as possible: If you don’t buy Brian Michael Jenkins’ new book, Will Terrorists Go Nuclear?? then the terrorists win.And that may be the last moment of levity in this episode of Mr. Media.You can LISTEN to this interview with BRIAN MICHAEL JENKINS author of WILLTERRORISTS GO NUCLEAR? by clicking the audio player above!Brian Michael Jenkins is one of the world’s leading authorities on terrorism. He has been advising the military, government and prestigious think tanks on the dangers of escalating terrorism for more than 30 years and is currently a senior advisor to the president of the Rand Corporation.Some of the questions that he explores in the book include; Are nuclear weapons instruments of coercion or of pure destruction?; Are those we label religious fanatics constrained by political and strategic calculations?; If a nuclear attack took place on American soil, what life and death decisions would the President be forced to make?Jenkins covers Al Qaeda in his book as well as the scenarios and plots covered in movies and novels. He separates real and imagined dangers and gives a level-headed analysis of the situation.Subscribe to Mr. Media for FREE on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=MrMediaRadioFor more interviews like this one: http://www.MrMedia.com What is Mr. Media® Interviews? The calm of Charlie Rose, the curiosity of Terry Gross and the unpredictability of Howard Stern! Since February 2007, more than 1,000 exclusive Hollywood, celebrity, pop culture video and audio comedy podcast interviews by Mr. Media®, a.k.a., Bob Andelman, with newsmakers in TV, radio, movies, music, magazines, newspapers, books, websites, social media, politics, sports, graphic novels, and comics! Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/andelmanFacebook: http://www.facebook.com/MrMediaRadio

While considerable progress has been made in degrading al Qaeda's operational capabilities, the terrorist threat inspired by its ideology could persist for decades. The terrorist group's efforts to inspire homegrown terrorists continue, but so far, have produced meager results. America's Muslims have rejected al Qaeda's exhortations while effective domestic intelligence efforts have prevented almost all domestic terrorist attacks. Both are now being challenged from opposite ends of the political spectrum. America's counterterrorist campaign has not savaged civil liberties, but our democracy in dancing on the edge of tyranny as America has laid the legislative foundation for a more repressive state. We now depend too much on the wisdom of our officials to show self-constraint, which the current political environment hardly permits. Meanwhile, a decade of unprecedented tranquility at home has only encouraged an unrealistic public expectation of zero risk. Americans have demonstrated that a tragic terrorist attack cannot bring down this republic. Only its frightened and divided citizens can. Biography: Brian Michael Jenkins, senior adviser to the president at the RAND Corporation, is the author of Will Terrorists Go Nuclear (2008, Prometheus Books) and of several RAND monographs on terrorism-related topics. He formerly served as chair of the Political Science Department at RAND. In anticipation of the 10-year anniversary of 9/11, Jenkins spearheaded the RAND effort to take stock of America's policy reactions and give thoughtful consideration to the future strategy. That effort is presented in The Long Shadow of 9/11: America's Response to Terrorism (Brian Michael Jenkins and John Paul Godges, eds., 2011). Commissioned in the infantry, Jenkins became a paratrooper and a captain in the Green Berets. 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. He returned to Vietnam as a member of the Long Range Planning Task Group and received the Department of the Army's highest award for his service. In 1996, President Clinton appointed Jenkins to the White House Commission on Aviation Safety and Security. From 1999 to 2000, he served as adviser to the National Commission on Terrorism and in 2000 was appointed to the U.S. Comptroller General's Advisory Board. He is a research associate at the Mineta Transportation Institute, where he directs the continuing research on protecting surface transportation against terrorist attacks.