Eye on Extremism: June 26, 2026

Nearly five years after taking power, the Taliban are seeking to transform their fighters into a regular army by finding new ways to equip armoured units, artillery, an air force and logistical networks. Afghanistan International: Inside The Taliban...

Eye on Extremism: June 25, 2026

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Thursday that Iran’s support for non-state armed groups, including Hezbollah, Houthis and Hamas, would have to be discussed under the memorandum of understanding, arguing that such activity interfered in the...

Eye on Extremism: June 24, 2026

The Houthis have resumed escalating their military rhetoric in Yemen, in a move that reflects the possibility of shifting from a state of "neither war nor peace" to a large-scale confrontation. This comes amid regional developments related to...

Eye on Extremism: June 23, 2026

Gunshots rang out Monday morning, June 22, in the center-west part of Montréal, Québec, near one of the main thoroughfares of the Canadian metropolis. Montréal police officer Mohamed Lamine Benredouane, 34, and local resident Michael Mizrahi, 68...

Eye on Extremism: June 22, 2026

High-level negotiations in Switzerland seeking a permanent end to the Iran war concluded early Monday, with lower-level talks planned for the rest of the week as Iran and the United States agreed to create a “de-confliction cell” to address the...

Extremist Content Online: ISIS Calls for Attacks on World Cup Matches and Attendees; Extreme Right Propagandists Promote Violence in Response to UK Independent Report on Sexual Violence and Trafficking

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence.

Judging Genocide – French IS fighter Sabri Essid convicted for crimes against the Yazidis

A historic trial took place in March 2026 in Paris. French national and Islamic State (IS) member Sabri Essid was convicted of genocide and crimes against humanity for enslaving, imprisoning, torturing, raping, and committing other acts of...

All the shifts were emblematic of replacing a rigid, capital-centric approach with a fluid model focused on sub-regional frontiers, porous borders, and multi-alignment; his work provided global strategists with a more accurate, ground-level lens for...

Eye on Extremism: June 18, 2026

Hassan Khomeini, grandson of the founder of the Islamic regime, Ruhollah Mostafavi Musavi Khomeini, hailed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) as a major “victory” for Tehran, promising that the “greater jihad” would now begin, according to a...

The consensus that seems to be emerging is that "the terms of the agreement as presented in the media are clearly very much in favor of Iran," summarizes Hans-Jakob Schindler, a former German diplomat stationed in Tehran and director of the Counter...