The CounterPoint Blog

April 26, 2016 CEP Brussels Staff

The Brussels Attacks: Years in the Making

When ISIS suicide bombers attacked Zaventem airport and the Maelbeek metro station on 22 March, a sense of horror descended on the city that is not just our home but the European heart of what our organization does: fight extremism.

April 11, 2016 Supna Zaidi Peery

The Emerging ISIS Front in Bangladesh

While the Bangladeshi government continues to deny the presence of ISIS within its borders, increased violence against religious minorities and foreigners attributed to pro-ISIS militants has many asking if Islamist militancy is on the rise in that...

March 30, 2016 Aref Dostyar and Abdul Hamid Elmyar

Afghan Fulbrighters for Peace Seek to Reduce Violence in Afghanistan

A group of Afghan Fulbright Scholars began an initiative in July 2015 called Afghan Fulbrighters for Peace (AFP), an effort to mobilize Afghans in the United States to engage in policy debates relevant to their country. First, AFP established a...