Welcome back to Insight Monitor Dispatches. It’s been a busy start to the fall — new podcasts, upcoming symposia, webinars, and plenty of research. You’ll see some of that research in this issue, but if you need bespoke analysis on any of these issues (including from our proprietary dataset), get in touch! We can usually accommodate a few research & training requests throughout the year.
📚 Cynthia Miller-Idriss in Ottawa
Early next month, Cynthia Miller-Idriss will host a talk here in Ottawa on her new book Man Up!. Her work continues to challenge our understanding of extremism, gender, and radicalization, and the discussion is sure to be lively, timely, and deeply relevant to both Canadian and global audiences. The good news is that it’s open to the public, so be sure to join us!
🎟 CASIS 2025 Symposium: Disorder at the Gates
The annual CASIS symposium is right around the corner — Disorder at the Gates will bring together researchers, policymakers, and practitioners to examine the shifting security landscape.
Tickets are still on sale for a few more weeks — so don’t wait to secure your spot! Some of our featured speakers include Michael Kovrig, Deputy Minister of Public Safety, Tricia Geddes, and legal scholar Kent Roach, among many others. Expect high-level insights and some candid conversations you won’t hear anywhere else.
🎙 Secure Line Podcast — Season in Full Swing
Secure Line is back! We’ve released two new episodes to kick off the season, with much more planned for the rest of the year. From Bill C-2 (Strong Borders) to state-sponsored killings and your usual terrorism, foreign interference, and espionage content, Leah, Steph, and I are unpacking the key issues shaping Canadian and global security. If you haven’t tuned in yet, now’s a great time to catch up. We’re on Spotify, YouTube, and wherever you get your podcasts. Listen, rate, share, and subscribe!
🔒 Behind the Scenes: GNET Talk
I also recently gave a talk for GNET (unfortunately, not publicly available), where I drew on ITI’s unique dataset of terrorist financing and adaptation. This is exactly the kind of cutting-edge analysis we build into our products — and occasionally share with select audiences. You’ll see some of that data in this newsletter and in upcoming reports, and if you want to commission some specific research and analysis from us, get in touch!
📑 Recent Insight Monitor Analysis
If you missed them, here are some of the latest pieces of analysis from Insight Monitor:
The 2025 State of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing in Canada — a critical look at where Canada stands, and the gaps that persist.
Global Terrorist Financing Report — August — tracking key financial trends across groups and regions.
JNIM’s Financial Profile — an in-depth dive into the finances of Jama’at Nasr al-Islam wal Muslimin.
💡 Final Note
As always, thank you for reading Insight Monitor. This community continues to grow (we’re just shy of 8,000 subscribers now!), and I’m grateful for the engagement, feedback, and ideas you share. If you or your organization need in-depth analysis of terrorist financing, illicit finance, or sanctions evasion, let’s talk — we typically have the bandwidth for a few custom projects each year. And as always, we appreciate it when you share this newsletter so we can continue to grow our community of people interested in making the world safer and fairer for everyone!
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