CEP Advisor Liam Duffy writes: "We have made very little effort to understand Islamism as distinct political theory and intellectual tradition. But this is exactly what it is: a political theory and not a matter of race or religion. Some adherents...

Boko Haram Claims Responsibility For Mass Kidnapping In Nigeria

Last week, Boko Haram extremists abducted more than 300 students from a boys’ boarding school in Kankara, northwest Nigeria. The attack was carried out in a town located hundreds of miles from the insurgent group’s stronghold in the Lake Chad Basin...

Tech & Terrorism: Europe Takes Action To Combat Online Extremism

After a series of terror attacks earlier this year in Austria and France, the European Union, its member states, and the United Kingdom are taking new steps to reduce online extremism and stem the dissemination of terrorist propaganda.

Extremist Content Online: Numerous ISIS Nasheeds Located On SoundCloud

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 numerous ISIS nasheeds on SoundCloud...

"Riza Kumar, a researcher at the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), underscored that raids against ISIS need to continue to ensure that sleeper cells are actively neutralized to prevent future recruits' radicalization."

CEP Senior Advisor Ian Acheson writes: "Deradicalisation implies a binary process where toxic worldviews that may have their pre-cursors in early life can simply be switched off. No-one who has genuinely recanted a belief in violent extremism — they...

CEP Webinar: Islamism – Bridging the Atlantic Divide

On December 14, 2020, CEP hosted a discussion on the unique challenges facing France and other European states, coming from both Islamism and jihadist violence. The recent spate of jihadist terror attacks in Europe has highlighted concerns over...

CEP Advisor Liam Duffy speaks with Ritula Shah about terrorism and radicalization in France, as part of a larger conversation about whether the French government is marginalizing Muslims: "France has probably been targeted more than any other Western...

CEP Report Launch | Gradualists to Jihadists: Islamist Narratives in the West

On December 10, 2020, CEP launched a new report: "Gradualists to Jihadists: Islamist Narratives in the West" The author of the report, CEP Advisor Liam Duffy, examines why Islamism should be treated as political ideology and calls for greater...

CEP Webinar: Islamism – Bridging the Atlantic Divide

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) invites you to our webinar Islamism – Bridging the Atlantic Divide.