Thomas Juneau
Professor, GSPIA, University of Ottawa. Middle East (Iran, Yemen), intelligence and national security. Former Defence analyst.
- Imagine someone in 2014 - when MbS was the barely known nephew of the Saudi king, Trump was The Apprentice guy, and Al Sharaa was an Al Qaeda leader - telling you this photo would be a thing in 2025
- “One of the main take-aways of recent developments is that President Trump will not hesitate to change his mind and to throw any ally, partner, or friend under the bus... He has done this to NATO allies, repeatedly, and he has now done it to Israel.” english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-...
- Canada should take two steps: -create a foreign human intelligence service (this will be long, complex and costly) -enhance current foreign intelligence capabilities as an interim step (ie, do more within existing structures; continue diversifying intelligence partnerships)
- The world has changed and Canada needs to establish a foreign human intelligence service New for @theglobeandmail.com by @stephaniecarvin.bsky.social, Vincent Rigby (former national security and intelligence adviser to the prime minister) and me: www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/arti...
- The Economist says that the Gaza health ministry's death toll, criticized by some as inflated and as Hamas propaganda, might actually undercount the death toll (it could be as much as double).
