The European commission must ensure that social media companies will respect national laws against incitement to religious hatred and violence, says Roberta Bonazzi. In the US, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) has been very successful in drawing...

Major Announcement Made on One Year Anniversary of Islamic Caliphate

CEP Europe Announces Campaigns to Counter Extremist Narratives, Squelch Social Media Propaganda and Recruitment; Group Opens Offices in London, Berlin and Brussels as Part of Larger Continental Effort

Less than one year after launching several successful campaigns in the United States, including their notable #CEPDigitalDisruption via Twitter, the Counter Extremism Project officially launched its European counterpart on Monday (CEP Europe) in...

After the attacks in Lyon, Kuwait and Tunisia terrorism researcher Rolf Tophoven sees a kind of competition between rival Islamist terrorists. "We have two competing terrorist organizations, even if they fight in the same spirit: IS and al Qaeda,"...

CEP started a European branch on Monday (29 June) and says it will continue targeting extremists' activity on social media here. The group was founded last September in the US, where it focuses its attention on extremist activity on Twitter.

The internet is rightly celebrated for revolutionising the nature of global communications. We have seen what it can achieve for social justice and political change: the internet has demanded transparency, it has shone a light on oppressive regimes...

Counter Extremism Project Launches European Initiative in Brussels, Belgium

Former diplomats, government officials and private-sector leaders from the United States, Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom launched CEP Europe on June 29. C EP Europe marks the first international expansion of the Counter Extremism Project, a...

CEP Europe Condemns Terror Attacks at French Gas Plant, Kuwaiti Mosque and Tunisian Hotel

The Counter Extremism Project Europe today condemned terrorist attacks in France, Kuwait and Tunisia and called for a sustained and coordinated effort across continents to combat this continuing threat to peace and security.

Counter Extremism Project Launches in Europe

Brussels – In an unprecedented effort to combat extremism, the Counter Extremism Project Europe (CEP Europe) is uniting individuals and groups across Europe to counter radicalisation at its core. CEP Europe will begin its work by unveiling a double...

Mothers Against Joining Jihad

The number of foreign fighters who have joined ISIS now exceeds 20,000, illustrating the effectiveness of the group's recruitment strategies. Governments and private groups like CEP are experimenting with a variety of initiatives designed to counter...