Online Policy Dialogue: Marching Home? Why Repatriating Foreign Fighters Must Be A Pan-European Priority

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP), in cooperation with the European Policy Centre (EPC), is pleased to invite you to this online policy dialogue and launch event of their joint publication.

CEP Senior Director Hans-Jakob Schindler discusses the November 2 terrorist attack in Vienna, Austria that left four people dead, the suspect and his connections. Mr. Schindler further discusses possible shifting of security profile in the city and...

Wave Of Terror Attacks In Austria And France Rock Europe

Major European cities are experiencing a wave of devastating terrorist attacks, highlighting the continuing threat extremists pose to Europe and the rest of the international community.

"Highlighted as one of the world’s most ‘networked’ hate groups, the NRM’s members are actively seeking to further their agenda in Scandinavia and beyond, according to the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), which is researching the growing...

"Hans-Jakob Schindler, director of think tank the Counter Extremism Project, told The National the Vienna attacks were well-planned. The intention of the terrorists, he said, was to exploit the pre-lockdown period to target people gathering on their...

"Researchers at the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) think tank said they had monitored Rocket Chat media pages in the aftermath of the attacks last week and discovered posts showing bodies of the victims, two of whom were partially beheaded in the...

"Links between social media content and real-world crimes and atrocities have been drawn by the CEP. Senior analyst Joshua Fisher-Birch told Metro.co.uk: 'Individuals may become interested in violent right-wing extremist ideology and participate in...

"According to the Counter Extremism Project, 'NRM leaders and members have carried out numerous attacks against gay people, Muslim asylum seekers, and the group's ideological adversaries'. A quarter of the group's members have been convicted of a...

CEP Senior Analyst Joshua Fisher-Birch quoted: "Even groups that claim not to support violence can be dangerous and play a role in radicalizing by spreading racist, anti-Semitic, anti-Muslim, or anti-immigrant ideology. Individuals might take violent...

CEP Senior Researcher Josh Lipowsky writes: "However, airmen and students are not Qatar’s only guests. The emirate also chooses to host leaders from Hamas, the Taliban, and the Muslim Brotherhood. Additionally, Qatari financial institutions stand...