CEP in the News

News

August 18, 2022

"A group of experts gathered by the Counter-Extremism Project believes the number of pro-Ukraine foreign fighters present in-country ranges from 'several hundred… to a few thousand.' Fighters from Eastern Europe and former Soviet republics still seem...

News

August 17, 2022

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Shindler interviewed: "Al-Shabaab is, if not the largest, one of the largest al-Qaeda affiliates around the globe, only rivaled by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in Syria. And in difference to in Hayat Tahrir al-Sham in Syria...

News

August 16, 2022

"Joshua Fisher-Birch, an expert and analyst on the far-right at the Counter-Extremism Project, said some extremists may see the conflict as a chance to become battle hardened and gain military skills. 'Some right-wing extremists have viewed the war...

News

August 16, 2022

CEP Researcher Joshua Fisher-Birch interviewed on podcast: "The myth of stolen elections has the potential to be used in the future to sow discord and distrust, promote violence, and delegitimize future elections. Denying the results of an election...

News

August 15, 2022

CEP Senior Advisor Ian Acheson writes: "The attempted murder of Salman Rushdie is not shocking. That’s the shocking thing about it. In due course we will see whether, as is alleged, his assailant was acting in conjunction with the Iranian Islamist...

News

August 13, 2022

"Ambassador Mark Wallace, CEO of the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), said his thoughts and prayers are with Rushdie and his family after the 'pointless' attacks on his life. 'Rushdie is a free speech advocate and has lived under the threat of...

News

August 13, 2022

"Counter Extremism Project (CEP) CEO Ambassador Mark Wallace said his thoughts and prayers go out to Rushdie and his family after he suffered the 'senseless' attack on his life. 'Rushdie is a champion of free speech who has lived under the threat of...

News

August 12, 2022

"Ambassador Mark Wallace, CEO of the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), said his thoughts and prayers are with Rushdie and his family after the 'pointless' attacks on his life. 'Rushdie is a free speech advocate and has lived under the threat of...

News

August 12, 2022

"PIJ is a Palestinian Islamist terrorist group founded in 1979 and supported by Syria and Iran, according to the Counter Extremism Project (CEP). It addst that PIJ is the second-largest terrorist group in Gaza today after Hamas. 'PIJ is dedicated to...

News

August 12, 2022

CEP Senior Advisor Edmund Fitton-Brown statement: "THE sudden withdrawal of Western troops from Kabul has sparked a worrying resurgence of Islamic State in Afghanistan, as the Islamist organisation’s central command in Syria and Iraq smelled an...