CEP Book Discussion: "Watching Murder: ISIS, Death Videos and Radicalization" with Dr. Simon Cottee

On June 29, 2022, CEP Advisors Lucinda Creighton and Liam Duffy hosted a discussion with Dr. Simon Cottee, author of the new book Watching Murder: ISIS, Death Videos and Radicalization. The webinar explored the dark world of jihadi murder videos and...

Norway Raises Terror Alert To Highest Level Following Deadly Shooting Outside LGBTQ+ Bar

On Saturday, Zaniar Matapour opened fire outside a popular LGBTQ+ bar in Oslo, Norway killing two and injuring 21. Matapour, a Norwegian citizen of Iranian origin, was taken into custody shortly after the attack and has since been accused of...

Extremist Content Online: Neo-Nazi, ISIS Content Continues To Be Found On Mainstream Platforms

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 extremist content on YouTube and Meta...

"The executive director of Counter Extremism Project, David Ibsen, described the Grey Wolves as a 'international fascist, Turkish nationalist, and pan-Turkic organisation and movement'

"The Counter Extremism Project says the Order of Nine Angles is full of neo-Nazi-Satanists whose nihilistic ideology 'supports violent jihadist terrorism, in line with its accelerationist philosophy to support the destruction of the current world...

"Concerns about a potential flood of far-right foreign fighters to Ukraine in the wake of the 2022 Russian invasion have not to date materialized. According to a May 2022 Counter Extremism Project (CEP) study led by this author and on which this...

U.S. Designates Three Connected To The Russian Imperial Movement

Last week, the U.S. Treasury Department added three individuals to its list of Specially Designated Global Terrorists (SDGTs) connected with the white supremacist Russian Imperial Movement (RIM). RIM and its leadership were first designated by the U...

"Alexander Drueke, 39, and Andy Huynh, 27, both from Alabama, are "among a number of U.S. veterans who have traveled to Ukraine to join or assist the Ukrainian military as it attempts to hold back the Russian invasion," Dan Lamothe reports for The...

CEP report referenced and Spain chapter author, Quique Badia, interviewed: "Según revela el detallado informe publicado recientemente por la organización Counter Extremism Project, solo unos cientos finalmente han viajado al país. Muchos, ni siquiera...

Extremist Content Online: ISIS And Neo-Nazi Propaganda Spread On Social Media

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 located three Facebook accounts that posted...