CEP Senior Research Analyst Sofia Koller writes: "After three years of obstacles and indecision, France has finally decided to repatriate some of its citizens. While bringing people affiliated with ISIS back to French soil might seem incredibly risky...

ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency in June 2022

Following is the June 2022 installment of “ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency,” a monthly chronicle of attacks by the terrorist group ISIS in central Syria. A review of developments throughout 2021 can be found here , and previous editions in...

Deep Fakes Used To Manipulate Real Time Video Conference With Berlin Mayor

Deep fakes appear to be playing a role in the Russia-Ukraine war, demonstrating its potent potential. Recently, Berlin Mayor Franziska Giffey spoke on a video call with an individual posing as Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko. Giffey abruptly ended the...

"Dr Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Counter Extremism Project, said: ‘Fraudulent identity documents and passports continue to present a serious security challenge. ‘These facilitate the movement of people, vehicles, money, and materiel...

Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS Telegram Channels Call For Terrorist Attacks In France After Sentencing Of Paris Attacker

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. Following the sentencing of Salah Abdeslam for his role in the 2015...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed: "To dismantle the Russian media lie about an alleged "neo-Nazism" of the Ukrainians, we turned to the director of the Counter Extremism Project, Hans-Jakob Schindler, for an update on the Azov...

CEP Senior Research Analyst Sofia Koller writes: "Während Politik, Forschung und Zivilgesellschaft weiterhin diskutieren, wie Radikalisierung und Islamismus eigentlich zu verstehen ist, bereitet Frankreich vor allem der Umgang mit bereits...

"A drone strike by the U.S.-led coalition in northwestern Syria killed a senior member of an al-Qaida-linked group. His name was Abu Hamza al-Yemeni. On this week’s episode of 'The Hunt with WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green,' Dr. Hans...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler and Senior Advisor Dr. Hany Farid interviewed on R2 Radio, the public broadcaster of the Stare of Hesse, on the subject of deep fakes.

Tech & Terrorism: Facebook’s Oversight Board Releases Annual Report Calling For More Transparency From Company

Last week, Facebook’s Oversight Board released its first annual report since its formation in 2020. In it, the 20-member independent body, tasked with making decisions on contentious content issues, such as extremism and terrorism, stated that it...