Foreign Fighters, Radicalization and the Internet - Shaikh

Foreign Fighters, Radicalization and the Internet - Shaikh

Mubin Shaikh, Police Project Consultant with the Romeo Dallaire Initiative, discusses the evolution of radical propaganda online, social media and foreign fighters and the need for a robust counter narrative. Mr. Shaikh brings his real world knowledge of these issues as a former CSIS and RCMP operative, discussing them from the perspective of a real world and online counter-terrorism practitioner.

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Foreign Fighters

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