🔥 Bondi Beach Attack: Deep Dive
| 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 — delivers a deep-dive intelligence analysis into one of the most devastating terrorist attacks in Australia in decades: the ISIS-inspired Bondi Beach attack.
From Russian grey-zone warfare warnings issued by the head of MI6, to AI chip smuggling tied to China, to national security lawfare in Hong Kong, this episode shows how terrorism, espionage, foreign interference, and antisemitism are increasingly interconnected across the Five Eyes and beyond.
But the core focus of this episode is Bondi Beach — examining what happened, who carried it out, and why this attack matters far beyond Australia.
🎧 Before you hit play, consider these questions:
❓ What do intelligence agencies mean when they warn that terrorism is becoming more ideologically inspired rather than centrally directed?
❓ How did a father-and-son radicalization case slip through existing security systems — even in a country with strict firearms laws?
❓ Why are Jewish communities increasingly being targeted across Western democracies?
❓ What does the Bondi Beach attack tell us about the future of lone-actor terrorism, copycat violence, and follow-on plotting?
❓ How do cases in Australia, Canada, the United States, and Hong Kong reveal a shared global threat environment?
These questions — and many more — are explored through open-source reporting, intelligence tradecraft, and real-world national security experience throughout the episode.
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⏱️ Chapters
00:00 — Intro
01:45 — UK: MI6 Chief Warns of Russian Grey-Zone Warfare
07:10 — U.S.: Canadian Accused in China AI Chip Smuggling Plot
12:55 — Hong Kong: Jimmy Lai Verdict and National Security Lawfare
18:05 — Bondi Beach Attack Overview: Why This Was Terrorism
21:30 — Bondi Beach Deep Dive (1): The Attack
24:40 — Bondi Beach Deep Dive (2): The Perpetrators
27:55 — Bondi Beach Deep Dive (3): Antisemitism & Western Threats
31:05 — Canada: Toronto Man Charged in ISIS Terrorism Case
32:13 — Outro
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