Mubin Shaikh, a seasoned counterterrorism operative and former undercover agent, offers a rare and unfiltered perspective on the complex realities of modern intelligence work in a new episode of The Washington Outsider Report on the Coalition Radio. In a wide-ranging conversation, Shaikh reflects on decades spent infiltrating extremist networks, tracking radicalization trends, and adapting to the rapid changes in how terrorists organize and operate, particularly in encrypted online spaces and decentralized cells.
The episode also explores evolving cross-border intelligence cooperation between the U.S. and Canada, the ethical challenges of long-term undercover work, and the growing overlap between far-right and Islamist ideologies. Shaikh discusses the limitations of traditional radicalization models and the increasing influence of hybrid threats that blur the lines between terrorism, cyber warfare, and foreign influence operations.
Watch the full interview with Mubin Shaikh below:
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