The tragedy of online radicalisation can no longer be denied. While Facebook, Twitter and others take down prohibited content, the current process is slow, user dependent, often quite random, and temporary. Given the sheer volume of content uploaded...

CEP Issues Updated Resources on Hezbollah Funders Subject to U.S. Government Investigation

CEP is releasing updated resources on three brothers, Kassim, Hussain, and Ali Tajideen, who were previously sanctioned by the U.S. government for their financial support for the Lebanese terror group Hezbollah. One of the brothers, Hussain Tajideen...

Iraqi Shiite Militias Complicate Fight to Defeat ISIS in Mosul, Other Areas

CEP is releasing updated resources on three of the most powerful Iraqi Shiite militias, as the groups become more heavily involved in the fight to drive ISIS from Sunni dominated towns surrounding Mosul. Human Rights Watch has documented atrocities...

In preparation for jihad, Kelly is believed to have moved in with the Jordanian, who cannot be named for legal reasons, earlier this year. Their movements were monitored by the Garda's Counter Terrorism International unit (CTI). Lucinda Creighton...

Hany Farid wants to clean up the Internet. The chair of Dartmouth’s computer science department, he’s a leader in the field of digital forensics. His hallmark project is PhotoDNA, which detects child pornography as the images are posted online. Now...

Deadly Mali Attack Marked the Reemergence of Al-Qaeda in West Africa

One year after a deadly attack in Mali, CEP is releasing updated resources on the Islamic extremist groups responsible for the attack, al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb and al-Mourabitoun, as well as Mali's struggles to combat extremists while...

As governments and societies around the world grapple with the increasing threat posed by extremism, it is increasingly evident that counter-extremism efforts require the engagement of a multitude of actors across society. Working to help tackle...

Three of Nine Minnesota Men Sentenced For Roles in ISIS Conspiracy Case

CEP released updated reports on three Somali–American men from Minnesota who were sentenced by a federal judge in Minneapolis after pleading guilty to supporting and conspiring to provide material support to ISIS. Prosecutors say in spring of 2014, a...

CEP Releases Updated Afghanistan Resources Following Recent Taliban and ISIS Attacks

CEP released updated resources on Afghanistan following recent Taliban and ISIS attacks that left at least 32 people dead and more than 180 wounded. According to the U.N., Afghanistan suffered a record number of casualties in 2015, with 3,500...

CEP Advisor and Dartmouth College Computer Science Professor Dr. Hany Farid, in a special interview with Al-Sharq Al-Awsat newspaper, discusses eGLYPH, the technology he developed with CEP that can that can automatically detect and remove extremist...