Jessica Davis

Jessica Davis, a former CSIS analyst and terrorism expert, discusses the rising risks of terrorism in Canada. She highlights trends in charges linked to religious and ideological extremism over the past 18 years. The conversation reveals the challenges faced by law enforcement in monitoring radicalized individuals amid resource constraints. In addition to terrorism, the hosts share insights on the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles, the impact on communities, and personal stories from the crisis.

Canadian national security expert Jessica Davis discusses the implications of Canada adding the Proud Boys to its terror entity list. Topics include right-wing extremism in Canada, the consequences of the listing, and Canada-US relations.

Jessica Davis is the author of a new book on terrorism financing called, “Illicit Money: Financing Terrorism in the Twenty-First Century.” She's also the president and principal consultant at Insight Threat Intelligence, the president of the Canadian Association for Security and Intelligence Studies, and associate fellow at the Centre for Financial Crime and Security Studies. She sat down with Jacob Schulz to talk about her new book and about terrorism financing more broadly. They discussed the value of focusing on the financial side of things as opposed to the motivations that drive people to terrorism, the parts of the terrorism financing ecosystem that often get overlooked and much more. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/lawfare. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.