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September 30, 2021

ICYMI: What Comes After The Taliban’s Latest Takeover Of Afghanistan

Last Thursday, Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler authored an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal warning against the United Nations recognizing the Taliban formally as the government of Afghanistan. Schindler...

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September 30, 2021

Tech & Terrorism: AP Investigation & CEP Research Finds Neo-Nazis Remain On Social Media

An investigation released last weekend by the Associated Press detailed the Counter Extremism Project (CEP)’s research on far-right extremist entities on social media in Germany, which found that the groups still maintained a presence on popular...

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September 29, 2021

Russian Mercenaries To Fill Security Vacuum Given Impending French Withdrawal From Mali

Last week during the U.N. General Assembly, Malian Prime Minister Choguel Kokalla Maïga accused France of abandoning Mali at the height of an ongoing Islamist insurgency. France announced that Operation Barkhane—France’s seven-year anti-terror...

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September 27, 2021

Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS, White Supremacist, Antisemitic Content Found on Facebook & Instagram

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. Last week, CEP researchers found pro-ISIS and white power content on...

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September 20, 2021

Extremist Content Online: Violent Extremist Content Found On Instagram, TikTok, YouTube

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. Over the last week multiple pieces of pro-ISIS, white supremacist, anti...

Press Release

September 17, 2021

U.N.-Sanctioned Taliban Stalwarts At The Helm Of New Afghan Government

A month after the Taliban conquered Kabul and declared the restoration of their Islamic Emirate, a new administration in Afghanistan has taken shape. Senior positions have been handed to numerous internationally designated figures, including members...

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September 15, 2021

Taliban Government Dominated By Officials On U.N. Security Council Sanctions List

An analysis by Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, the former coordinator of the U.N. Security Council’s ISIL, Al-Qaida and Taliban Monitoring Team, has determined that more than half of the Taliban’s 33-member...

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September 14, 2021

CEP Webinar: Future Terrorism and Security Challenges Emanating from Afghanistan

Even before the recent developments in Afghanistan, the global terrorism threat had become multifaceted and more complex. The international terror networks of al-Qaeda and ISIS affiliates remained resilient—resisting sustained pressure in many...

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September 13, 2021

Extremist Content Online: Al-Qaeda Celebrates 9/11 Anniversary

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. This week, CEP researchers identified two al-Qaeda propaganda videos, a...

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September 13, 2021

CEP Webinar: The Financial Structures of Violent Right-Wing Extremist Networks in Germany

The financing of violent right-wing extremist organizations and actors has increasingly become the focus of policy discussions. In 2020, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), commissioned by the German Federal Foreign Office, published a comprehensive...

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Fact:

On April 3, 2017, the day Vladimir Putin was due to visit the city, a suicide bombing was carried out in the St. Petersburg metro, killing 15 people and injuring 64. An al-Qaeda affiliate, Imam Shamil Battalion, claimed responsibility. 

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