Violence-Oriented Right-Wing Extremist Actors in Russia: Wagner Group – Part 1

During the past decade and a half, extremist non-state actors in Russia have become a central element of the violent transnational right-wing extremist milieu. The Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2014 and particularly its re-invasion of the country in...

Eye on Extremism: May 1, 2024

“The Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for a deadly shooting this week targeting members of the country’s minority Shiite community inside a mosque in western Afghanistan that killed six people. The militant group said in a statement...

CEP Online Book Launch Discussion: “Screwed: Britain’s Prison Crisis and How to Escape It” by Professor Ian Acheson in Conversation with CEP Advisor Liam Duffy

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) invites you to an online discussion on Tuesday, May 14, 2024 to discuss the publication of Screwed: Britain’s Prison Crisis and How to Escape It, by CEP Senior Advisor Ian Acheson. Professor Ian Acheson will be...

CEP Senior Advisor Ian Acheson writes: "Is there such a thing as an acceptable level of terrorism? You would be forgiven for thinking so. Last week, the results of yet another inquest into a terrorist attack here, all but flattened by the news cycle...

Eye on Extremism: April 30, 2024

“The Yemen-based Houthi militant group fired three ballistic missiles at a Malta-flagged, Greece-owned container ship in the Red Sea, the U.S. military and maritime security agencies said Monday. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) identified the ship as...

Eye on Extremism: April 29, 2024

"A terrorist attack of 2015 that left her city angry and heartbroken persuaded Paris’s mayor, Anne Hidalgo, to campaign for the Olympic Games. “I said to myself, ‘We need to do something that is unifying,’” she said in an interview this month...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed: "We are close undoubtedly, but I'd like to add that a word of caution that we've been close before. It has frequently really been a problem that the leadership in Gaza of Hamas was not willing...

CEP Webinar: (Mis)Understanding the Transnational Violent Extreme-Right Active Club Strategy

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) invites you to a webinar to discuss the latest developments around the white supremacist Active Club network in the U.S. and Europe. Active Clubs are arguably the largest and fastest growing violent extreme-right...

Extremist Content Online: Antisemitic, Anti-Muslim, And Pro-Nazi Content Located On TikTok

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Last week, CEP researchers located 20 TikTok accounts showcasing antisemitic, anti...

"The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) recently made a submission to the government's right-wing extremism inquiry in which it said extremists were increasingly turning towards under-regulated mainstream social media platforms."