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Based on remarks by renowned Israeli journalist Caroline Glick, this Commentary reflects her powerful and thought-provoking message.

This Commentary evaluates various offensive approaches proving invaluable in the global struggle against terrorism.

English writer Anthony Daniels (Theodore Dalrymple) takes a look at the disastrous consequences of the West’s loss of moral conviction.

In this Commentary, AIMS Security and Defence Policy Intern Alex Wilner explains important lessons, for both terrorist organisations and the governments combating them.

This Op-Ed by Alex Wilner, AIMS Fellow in Defence and Security, sheds light on the issue of extremist recruitment in prison. Published by The Globe and Mail it opened a discussion on what to do with incarcerated Islamist terrorists.

In this op-ed that appeared in the Globe and Mail, AIMS Security and Defence Fellow Alex Wilner explains the threat of homegrown terrorism on Canada. He provides four strategies that the government needs to adopt to counteract the threat.

AIMS Intern in Security and Defence Policy Alex Wilner takes a look at the crisis in Sudan in this op/ed. He notes that there are specific short, medium and long-range goals that Canada must take to ensure that the refugee crisis is averted.

AIMS security and defence policy intern Alex Wilner’s work on Canada’s role in Afghanistan is featured in this article from the Atlantic Business Magazine. Wilner’s op/ed, Three Reasons to be in Afghanistan, is referenced by the Honourable John C. Crosbie in his regular column.

Recent CBC polls suggest that a majority of Canadians continue to badly misinterpret Canada’s mission in Afghanistan. AIMS Security and Defence Intern Alex Wilner sets out to ameliorate the situation. In this Op/Ed, Wilner outlines three compelling reasons for Canada’s continued military involvement in the beleaguered state.

History is repeating itself in the Horn of Africa. AIMS Security and Defence Intern Alex Wilner outlines how the recent rise of Somalia’s Islamic Courts Union (ICU) is strikingly similar to the path pursued by the Taliban in its march to power in the 1990s. The danger for Canada, Wilner argues, is that both fundamentalist groups have ties to international terrorism. Might Canadian soldiers head to Somalia in the coming decade?

In this op/ed published in the Halifax Chronicle-Herald, AIMS' Intern in Security and Defence Policy takes a look at the latest developments in the Middle East. Alex Wilner suggests the latest UN resolution does little more than provide a half time break for the Hezbollah - Israeli conflict.

This op/ed written by AIMS Intern in Defence and Security Policy says there are successes in Afghanistan; Canadians just aren't being told about them. Alex Wilner suggests Canadian troops are having a bigger impact than is being reported.

AIMS' latest papers on Post Secondary Education and a report on the state of the health care system in Canada

Take in AIMS' event with Tom Flanagan, author of "Beyond the Indian Act".