Eye on Extremism: March 13, 2026

Officials have not yet offered a motive for the attack at the synagogue outside Detroit on Thursday. But the case is the latest in a series of assaults and threats against synagogues and Jews in recent months, with tensions accelerating in the wake...

Counter Extremism Project Condemns Antisemitic Islamic Republic of Iran Regime-inspired Al-Quds Day Marches Around the World, Calls to Ban Marches and Demonstrations Outright

On Sunday, Al-Quds Day will take place in locations around the western world. It was created by Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, shortly after the Iranian Revolution of 1979. He conceived it as a day in furtherance of...

Old Dominion University Terror Attack Perpetrated by Al-Qaeda Cleric Anwar al-Awlaki-inspired Former National Guard Member

Yesterday, a shooting at Old Dominion University left one person dead and two injured after a gunman opened fire inside a campus building. The suspect, who was subdued by students and died at the scene, has been identified as Mohammed Bailor Jalloh...

Eye on Extremism: March 12, 2026

Iran’s new supreme leader released his first statement since succeeding his late father, saying Thursday that Iran would keep up its attacks on its Gulf Arab neighbors and use the effective closure of the strategic Strait of Hormuz as leverage...

Eye on Extremism: March 11, 2026

European Union envoys have approved new ​sanctions targeting 19 ‌Iranian officials and entities responsible for serious human rights ​violations, the bloc's ​foreign policy chief, Kaja ⁠Kallas, said on Wednesday. "As ​the Iran war continues, ​the EU...

“THE BIRDMAN OF AUSCHWITZ: SCIENCE AND THE FAILURE OF CONSCIENCE”

(Oświęcim, Poland) — A new exhibition, “ The Birdman of Auschwitz: Science and the Failure of Conscience ,” will open April 30 at the Auschwitz Research Center on Hate, Extremism and Radicalization (ARCHER) at House 88, at the former home of...

Eye on Extremism: March 10, 2026

ran launched new attacks on Tuesday at Israel and Gulf Arab countries as it kept up pressure on the Middle East in a war started by Israel and the United States that has rattled world markets and shows no signs of a letup. In Bahrain, authorities...

Iran is relying on hybrid warfare and decentralized military structures in its war against Israel and the US. A peaceful transition seems impossible, says Hans-Jakob Schindler, Middle East expert [and CEP Senior Director], on WELT TV.

What has changed within just a few days? What networks does the regime have in Germany? How are supporters being mobilized? How prepared are the German security authorities for possible actions? Alica Jung discusses these issues with Marc Henrichmann...

While formally a U.S. ally, Qatari’s ruling elite shelters and bankrolls Islamist movements including Hamas, Taliban elements, al‑Qaeda affiliates, and Muslim Brotherhood networks, making Doha one of the world’s key state enablers of jihadist...