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...

"In the policy brief 'Foreign Fighters in the 2022 Russia-Ukraine War: An Initial Assessment of Extremist Volunteers', the Counter Extremism Project think tank makes nine recommendations to governments to prepare for threats posed by the departure...

"On this week’s episode of 'The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green,' Dr. Hans Jakob Schindler, the senior director of the Counter Extremism Project, says Russian President Vladimir Putin’s introduction of foreign fighters from...

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...

Fighting the Last War: Confusion, Partisanship & Alarmism in the Literature on the Radical Right

CEP Book Discussion on 'Fighting the Last War: Confusion, Partisanship and Alarmism in the Literature on the Radical Right' with Jeffrey M Bale and Tamir Bar-On', moderated by Liam Duffy, CEP Adviser.

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...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler's chapter on terrorism financing published: "Countering the financing of terrorism must constantly adapt to new developments and challenges. The article outlines the financing mechanisms of the three basic...

"And while in recent years Ukraine had discouraged such radical foreigners from entering the country, the government has issued new calls for international volunteers to help turn back the Russian invasion. On Wednesday, the Counter Extremism Project...

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)...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler quoted: "'Immediately after the invasion, some groups within Ukraine affiliated with right-wing extremism, in particular the Azov Regiment, which is now part of the Ukrainian Interior Ministry, have put...