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Europe’s Violent Extreme Left — Part 7: The Case of Greece — Clandestine Networks and Criminal Connections
By Dr. Triantafyllos (Akis) Karatrantos This article is part seven of CEP’s Europe’s Violent Extreme Left series . It examines contemporary violence-oriented extreme-left and anarchist actors in Greece, focusing on recent attacks, the principal...
Extremism News Roundup
Eye on Extremism: October 23, 2026
A gunman killed one person and wounded four more on Friday in what authorities suspect was a terrorist attack targeting an ethnically diverse area outside the French capital. French officials said the gunman was in a car and used an automatic firearm...
Extremism News Roundup
Eye on Extremism: October 22, 2026
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy said on Thursday that four vessels involved in illegal oil transfers in the northern Persian Gulf were simultaneously hit and caught fire after being tracked by its forces on Wednesday. Reuters: Iran's...
Extremism News Roundup
Eye on Extremism: October 21, 2026
Europe’s far-right leaders have jumped on the violence that rocked numerous cities last weekend, framing it as the inevitable consequence of failed liberal governance and open-border policies and insisting only they can restore law and order. The...
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Europe’s Violent Extreme Left — Part 6: The Case of the Netherlands — Violence, Connections, and Unanswered Questions
This article is part six of CEP’s series on the violent extreme left in Europe. It examines the Netherlands’ anarchist, communist, antifascist, and issue-based actors and milieus, including those involved in pro-Palestinian and antimilitarist...
Extremism News Roundup
Eye on Extremism: October 20, 2026
Hossein Mohebi, spokesman for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), highlighted the communication cables beneath the Strait of Hormuz, declaring them among the IRGC’s “new targets.” He also warned that any renewed US military action, even on...
Extremism News Roundup
Eye on Extremism: October 19, 2026
President Donald Trump is calling out open border policies as looting and protests leave nearly 1,000 French police officers injured and about 2,400 people arrested. “The migrants have taken over France,” Trump wrote Monday in a Truth Social post....
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Who Drives the Riots? Europe's Extreme Left and the October Protest Wave
This article examines the role of Europe's extreme-left milieus in the current protests and riots across Europe. It investigates their involvement in violent confrontations, attempts to influence wider demonstrations, and the spread of calls for...
Extremism News Roundup
Eye on Extremism: October 16, 2026
The European Union says it is concerned about the presence and activities of terrorist groups with regional and potentially global reach, including the Islamic State Khorasan Province (IS-K) in Afghanistan. Voice of America: EU concerned about...
Extremism News Roundup
Eye on Extremism: October 15, 2026
Two cargo ships have sunk near the Strait of Hormuz in the past 24 hours after being struck by unknown projectiles in separate incidents – highlighting the heightened danger to shipping as Iran steps up attacks in an attempt to regain control over...
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