A former UK ambassador to Dublin fears a return to IRA violence across the UK if devolution is not restored. Former diplomat Sir Ivor Roberts (72) - who served from 1999 to 2003 as Ambassador to Ireland - also hit out at 'tone-deaf' comments from...

“Last Thursday, the neo-Nazi group Feuerkrieg Division (FKD), inspired by James Mason’s Siege and the Atomwaffen Division, posted propaganda on their Gab account calling for violence against MEP Guy Verhofstadt. Speaking to the Counter Extremism...

"Pathways into extremism in Europe may be more complex than originally thought, a new study has found. GLOBSEC and the Counter Extremism Project have identified eight main pathways into Islamic extremism, including partaking in criminal activities...

Tech & Terrorism: CEP Urges Facebook to Halt Lobbying Efforts to Stymie Government Oversight and Regulation

Last weekend, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg , called for governments and regulators to become involved in censoring harmful content online. However, Mr. Zuckerberg’s call was intentionally heavy on idealism and rhetoric, and light on specifics. Once...

CEP Statement Applauding Australia Parliament’s Passage of Legislation Regulating Extremist Content Online

CEP CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace issued a statement today commending the Parliament of Australia for passing l egislation regulating social media companies in the wake of the New Zealand shootings, that read in part: “Australia’s pioneering...

Cancel Hizb ut-Tahrir’s Reservation

The international Islamist network Hizb ut-Tahrir wants to bring its anti-Western rhetoric to a Chicagoland hotel. Hizb ut-Tahrir (HT), the “party of liberation,” has been linked to religious extremism around the world. Nonetheless, the group’s U.S...

"Far-right extremist groups from around the world have, for years, been quietly working behind the scenes to amplify their messaging through forging international alliances. And they’ll be building those bonds in person this weekend in Finland, at an...

"Australian lawmakers on Thursday passed a bill that punishes internet companies for failing to promptly purge their platforms of 'abhorrent violent material,' placing new responsibilities on social media providers as a direct result of last month’s...

How Europeans Join Global Jihad

What made Europeans join global jihad? On April 8 in New York, GLOBSEC and the Counter Extremism Project will present research findings into the pathways and patterns of individual jihadists who joined the terrorism movement, as a first step toward...

“Facebook has found a novel solution to the never-ending deluge of negative headlines and news articles criticizing the company: Simply paying a British newspaper to run laudatory stories about it. On March 13, the series ran a feature headlined...