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Extremist Content Online: Former Leader Of Neo-Nazi Group The Base Discourages Followers From Fighting In Ukraine
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. Last week, the founder and former leader of the neo-Nazi group The Base...
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CEP Webinar: Extremist Foreign Fighters Traveling To Ukraine – Security Risks And Mitigation Measures
The war in Ukraine has led to an unprecedented number of individuals traveling to the country in support of the Ukrainian government. Many Ukrainian citizens and dual nationals are returning to their homeland, and several thousand non-Ukrainian...
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Tech & Terrorism: Meta Platforms Violate Own Rules Over Russia-Ukraine War Content
As the Russia-Ukraine war continues, Meta Platforms—the parent company to Facebook and Instagram—has been found to have violated its own terms of service. Several pro-Russian extremists, including those that have been sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury...
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Extremist Content Online: ISIS Announces Abu Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi As New Caliph In Online Audio Message
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. Last week via an audio message, ISIS acknowledged the death of Abu...
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ICYMI: CEP Resources And Experts On The Russia-Ukraine War
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) is monitoring the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with particular attention to the influx of foreign fighters involved. CEP’s experts and resources provide background and insight into the threats and risks posed by...
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Madrid Train Bombing Anniversary Statement
On the anniversary of the Madrid train bombings of 2004, which killed 193 people and injured more than 2,000 others, Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler has warned that threat posed by al-Qaeda is growing...
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Russian Recruitment of Syrian Foreign Fighters Poses Increased Challenges to Ukraine and Abroad
Recent U.S. intelligence indicates that Russia is currently working to recruit Syrian fighters to support their military campaign in seizing control of Kyiv and Kharkiv in Ukraine. According to media reports, Russia has offered to pay Syrian fighters...
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CEP Policy Brief: Foreign Fighters In The 2022 Russia-Ukraine War
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) today published a new policy brief, Foreign Fighters in the 2022 Russia-Ukraine War: An Initial Assessment of Extremist Volunteers. The brief provides a risk assessment of the potential threats posed by violence...
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Extremist Content Online: White Supremacists Continue to Spread Propaganda and Seek to Gain Followers Through Rhetoric on Russian Invasion of Ukraine
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. Extremist groups and individuals online continue to focus on the Russian...
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Ukraine, Russia May Attract Extremist Foreign Fighters
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sparked online activity from far-right white nationalists and neo-Nazi groups, supplementing the existing movement of extremists emboldened by Russia’s 2014 invasion of Ukraine. The Counter Extremism Project (CEP)...
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