Tom Quiggin

Undermining National Institutions Tariq Ramadam’s North American visit is raising the usual series of arguments. The Swiss born scholar and public speaker is the grandson of Hassan Banna, the founder of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt in 1928. Mr Ramadam has been declared persona non grata in various Middle Eastern states... 

This blog was co-written with Sheryl Saperia of the Canadian Coalition Against Terror. State Immunity and Terrorist Financing Money is the lifeblood of any operation, and a terrorist operation is no exception. Terrorists require funds for a whole range of activities including recruiting, training and paying operatives; traveling;... 

Karl Rove says in his recently released book that he is proud of “water boarding.” This form of activity is known to most of the rest of the world as torture. Mr Rove does claim that water boarding is not torture, but he has no support for such claims. Water boarding has been seen as a form of toture from its inception and... 

The long awaited Air India report may be released this spring. It will, once again, spur more debate on how to balance the roles of law enforcement and intelligence in the response to terrorism. The Commission of Inquiry into the Investigation of the Bombing of Air India Flight 182 was carried out by Mr Justice Major, a retired... 

Geert Wilders is a friend and beneficiary of terrorism. Terrorism is a political act which aims to sow fear among the target population through violence and propaganda. The aim of this act is to force political change. In today’s world of fast paced social media, one of terrorism’s strengths lies in the fact that political...