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🇨🇦🔥 Canadian ISIS Terrorist Convicted | Global Intelligence Weekly Wrap-Up
This week on Global Intelligence Weekly Wrap-Up, Neil Bisson — retired CSIS intelligence officer and Director of the Global Intelligence Knowledge Network — breaks down a dramatic week of national-security developments that span espionage, terrorism, hybrid warfare, and intelligence oversight.

From collapsed spy cases in the U.K. 🇬🇧… to Russian hybrid attacks sweeping across Europe 🌍… to Canada’s conviction of a returning ISIS fighter 🇨🇦 — this episode shows how Western democracies are confronting fast-moving, multi-domain threats.

🎧 Before you hit play, consider these questions:

❓ What does the collapse of one of the U.K.’s biggest China-related espionage prosecutions mean for democratic accountability and hostile-state intelligence operations?

❓ How did a former British military instructor end up accused of spying for Russia — and what does this reveal about insider threats in modern conflict zones?

❓ Are humanitarian organizations now being used as covert platforms for Kremlin influence operations in Europe?

❓ How serious is Russia’s escalating hybrid-warfare campaign targeting European infrastructure, politics, and civil society?

❓ Why is Canada’s national-security watchdog warning that federal budget cuts will weaken oversight at the worst possible moment?

❓ And most importantly: what do the convictions of Jamal and Hussien Borhot tell us about Canada’s ongoing ISIS returnee problem — and the national-security risks posed by Canadians who fought for terrorist groups abroad?

All of these questions — and many more — are answered with intelligence-driven analysis, operational context, and real-world insight throughout the episode.

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⏱️ Chapters

00:00 — Intro
01:35 — Segment 1: Collapse of Major China Spy Case in the U.K.
05:07 — Segment 2: British Military Instructor Accused of Spying for Russia
08:45 — Segment 3: Kremlin-Linked Humanitarian Front Exposed in France
12:40 — Segment 4: Russia’s Hybrid Warfare Intensifies Across Europe
15:55 — Segment 5: NSIRA Warns Budget Cuts Will Limit Intelligence Oversight
18:40 — Segment 6: Canadian ISIS Terrorist Convicted — The Borhot Case
21:45 — Segment 7: Inquiry Confirms Putin Authorized 2018 Novichok Attack
22:25 — Outro

🎓 Course Mentioned in This Episode

Sabotage and Proxy Operations in Modern Intelligence
University of Ottawa – Professional Development Institute

https://pdinstitute.uottawa.ca/PDI/Courses/National-Security/Sabotage-and-Proxy-Operations/Course.aspx?CourseCode=S0245

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