CEP examines the online and offline activities of violent right-wing extremist and terrorist networks, including their fundraising, recruitment, and transnational connectivity. Additionally, CEP reports on activities of such groups in Russia since the Russian annexation of Crimea in 2014 and invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Knife attacks conducted by refugees or citizens with a recent immigration background in England and Northern Ireland have been followed by anti-immigration and extreme-right street violence. Two recent articles by the violent extreme-right Active...
This blog entry is the second in a three-part series focusing on foreign fighters from Italy fighting for Russia in the war against Ukraine. The first entry described a network of neo-Nazi and neo-fascist extremists in Italy who fought on the side of...
This blog entry is the first in a three-part series focusing on foreign fighters from Italy fighting for Russia in the war against Ukraine. This first entry describes a network of neo-Nazi and neo-fascist extremists in Italy who fought on the side of...
The murder of two Israeli diplomats at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., was quickly seized upon by far-right influencers and conspiracist networks. Within hours, social media platforms were flooded with claims that the attack was a...
Since Spring 2024, new Neo-Nazi youth formations have emerged across Germany. These groups visually and organizationally resemble the “Kameradschaft” (comradeship) scene of the 1990s and 2000s. Currently, three parallel strategies dominate the...
A few weeks ago, the Austrian police discovered 90 firearms, 10,000 pieces of ammunition and several Nazi uniforms during a series of raids. In Germany, members of a Nazi Mafia were sentenced for drug trafficking and other crimes in recent years...
While the United States is often credited with being the most significant exporter of far-right extremism, Canada is vying for the spotlight this week. Monday, Patrick Gordon Macdonald made his first appearance at the Ottawa Courthouse. Better known...
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...
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