Angus Smith - Intelligence vs evidence in the life of a strategic analyst
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Episode 98 - Spies and cops have related, but different, responsibilities.  The former live in the shadows while they collect intelligence.  The latter are more open as they collect evidence to lay charges and go to court.  How do we square these two professions?  Borealis is joined by former RCMP strategic analyst Angus Smith to discuss these and other issues About my guest Angus Smith: Angus Smith worked in the Canadian intelligence community for 30 years, a career that included work on Latin America, the Middle East, Russia and Eastern Europe, police malfeasance and corruption, organized crime, terrorism and national security. Click here to find out more about Angus. 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 - [email protected]
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