In the May 15 edition of Embassy Magazine, MLI’s Alex Wilner makes the case that counter terrorism efforts must be an concerted effort including intelligence, police and the military in order to effectively stem terrorist organizations from establishing bases of operations to carry out attacks. Why the military counts in counter terrorism From Afghanistan to ...
Far from discouraging organized crime groups from crossing the Canada–US border, streamlining processes in Beyond the Border may actually enhance the economic competitiveness of organized crime, caution two security experts at the Royal Military College of Canada. MEDIA RELEASE OTTAWA, April 25, 2013 – A joint US-Canada strategy designed to create a ‘layered approach’ to ...
In an article published today in the Ottawa Citizen, MLI’s Brian Lee Crowley highlights the dangers facing Canada from illicit trade in the contraband pipeline along the 401 corridor. A cross-border accident waiting to happen By Brian Lee Crowley, the Ottawa Citizen, March 29th, 2013 Because keeping the border open and goods flowing with our ...
Perpetuating the status quo is both irresponsible and dangerous; it would effectively surrender control of a wide swath of the Canada-U.S. border to organized crime factions that control the contraband trade in tobacco. MEDIA RELEASE OTTAWA, March 27, 2013 – Far from a victimless crime or a local police problem, cross-border smuggling is an epidemic ...
February 25, 2013 – In case you missed it, MLI’s Brian Lee Crowley was on CBC’s Cross Country Checkup yesterday to discuss if the Armed Forces should take a Canada-first approach to buying military equipment. The interview follows Crowley’s latest column in The Globe and Mail, “Military procurement is about protection not politics.” Click here ...
February 21, 2013 – In a new regular column for The Globe and Mail, MLI Managing Director Brian Lee Crowley writes about the newly-released Jenkins Report, an Ottawa-commissioned inquiry on how to get more value for the Canadian economy out of defence procurement. According to Crowley, “The way we buy equipment for our military is ...
February 6, 2013 – In an op-ed for The Globe and Mail, MLI Senior Fellow Alex Wilner says, “With Hezbollah on the ropes, Europe is in a position to land another blow. Blacklisting and sanctioning the organization will freeze Hezbollah’s European assets, weakening an already anemic but still dangerous terrorist organization.” Read his full op-ed ...
Highlights: Despite bombast, regime has been risk averse. Iran acts through proxies such as Hezbollah. Arab Spring setback for Iran. Regime change likely to happen from within eventually. MEDIA RELEASE OTTAWA, February 6, 2013 – Should Iran ever get nuclear weapons it is unlikely the regime will fire them itself or supply terrorist groups directly, ...
January 25, 2013 - In an interview with the Toronto Sun on prison radicalization, MLI Senior Fellow Alex Wilner says, “This isn’t to say that all inmates will become radicals, or even that many will, but it is to suggest that prison represents a potentially good window of opportunity for spreading radical views and recruiting others to ...
Automated sensors and a climate for more information sharing could create a basis for intelligence-led enforcement along miles of unpatrolled border MEDIA RELEASE OTTAWA, January 25, 2013 – As the federal government considers border security options, security expert Scott Newark in his latest Straight Talk with the Macdonald-Laurier Institute (MLI) calls for enhanced intelligence led ...
