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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

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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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This week on Global Intelligence Weekly Wrap-Up, Neil Bisson — retired CSIS intelligence officer and Director of the Global Intelligence Knowledge Network — breaks down one of the most significant national-security weeks in recent memory.

From a BBC journalist under secret-service investigation 🇬🇧… to Iranian-directed threats inside Canada 🇨🇦… to a major act of sabotage on NATO-linked infrastructure 🇵🇱 — this episode shows how fast the threat environment is intensifying across Canada and its allies.

🎧 Before you hit play, consider these questions:

❓ How did a BBC reporter become entangled in a probe tied to Chinese intelligence — and what does it say about press freedom in democracies?

❓ Why are Russia and China ramping up their espionage in Canada’s Arctic, and what vulnerabilities are they exploiting?

❓ What does it mean when 1 in 10 CSIS terrorism investigations now involves a minor?

❓ How close did Iranian intelligence come to carrying out potentially lethal plots on Canadian soil — and how did CSIS disrupt them?

❓ Why are provincial referendums the new battleground for foreign interference?

❓ What does the Polish railway sabotage reveal about the expanding hybrid war against NATO countries?

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

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00:00 Intro
01:45 Segment 1 – BBC Journalist Under Probe Over China-Spy Allegations
07:20 Segment 2 – Russia & China Ramp Up Espionage in Canada’s Arctic
12:55 Segment 3 – One in Ten CSIS Terrorism Investigations Involves a Minor
18:20 Segment 4 – CSIS Foils Potentially Lethal Iranian Threats
23:55 Segment 5 – Foreign Interference Targeting Provincial Referendums
28:35 Segment 6 – The Diplomacy in What CSIS Didn’t Say
32:10 Segment 7 – Polish Railway Sabotage on Key Ukraine Aid Route
34:10 Outro
35:40 End

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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🔍 Sex Spies Invade Silicon Valley | 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 — explores how espionage, seduction, and psychological warfare are colliding in the heart of the global tech industry.

🇬🇧 In the United Kingdom, a major espionage trial collapses after political hesitation prevents officials from labeling China an “active threat,” exposing how politics can cripple counterintelligence.

🇷🇺 Across Britain, Russian-backed saboteurs are sentenced under the new National Security Act, marking the first convictions for state-directed arson and hybrid warfare on Western soil.

💋 In Silicon Valley, Russian and Chinese operatives deploy “sexpionage” tactics — leveraging seduction and emotional manipulation to infiltrate high-tech industries and steal intellectual property.

🕵️‍♀️ Former Russian operative Aliia Roza warns that these covert programs are not relics of the Cold War, but active 21st-century operations targeting engineers, researchers, and AI developers.

🇻🇪 And in Venezuela, the regime claims to have captured a CIA-linked mercenary group — a stark reminder of how propaganda, perception, and hybrid warfare shape modern intelligence conflicts.

Each story this week reveals a chilling truth: the most effective espionage weapon today isn’t technology — it’s human emotion.

🎧 Chapters
0:00 – Intro
1:45 – UK China Spy Case Collapses
5:40 – Russian Saboteurs Convicted Under New National Security Act
9:15 – Sex Spies Invade Silicon Valley
13:50 – Digital Seduction & Emotional Manipulation
18:40 – Former Russian Spy Aliia Roza’s Warning
21:45 – Venezuela’s “CIA-Linked Mercenary” Claims
22:35 – Outro

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“The Psychology Behind Human Sources in Intelligence Collection”
👉 https://pdinstitute.uottawa.ca/PDI/Courses/National-Security/Psychology-Behind-Human-Sources/Course.aspx?CourseCode=S0238

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