"As the Counter Extremism Project notes: 'The Islamic Republic of Iran has aggressively sought to remake the Middle East under its dominion, mainly by anchoring loyal 'proxies' in the region.'"

“Only one third of Hamas terrorists eliminated, two thirds of their tunnels still intact. According to a report by the magazine "Politico" analysts of the US intelligence services come to this assessment. The Islamists are also said to have succeeded...

"A report from the Counter Extremism Project counted at least 69 confirmed attacks by IS in Syria in April alone. The attacks resulted in the deaths of at least 84 Syrian regime soldiers and fighters and 44 civilians, and more than doubled the total...

"'The current terrorist threat to Europe is very large, as there is an intersection of a series of disconnected but unfortunately mutually reinforcing events,' says Hans-Jakob Schindler, director of the Berlin-New York-based Counter-Extremism Project...

CEP Senior Advisor Ian Acheson: "The Prime Minister knows, rain or shine, the only place to make the case for things that matter to him and to the nation is outside his front door. His previous foray, then in fairer weather, took place on March 1 in...

CEP – KAS: Sahel Monitoring March 2024

Since the record high of 129 claims per month in January 2024, the number of claims and statements has dropped, slightly. In March, a combined 95 claims were published by Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin’ (JNIM) and both Islamic State branches...

Eye on Extremism: May 23, 2024

“The families of several Israeli female soldiers taken hostage during the Hamas-led attack on Oct. 7 have released video of their abduction in an attempt to pressure the Israeli government to revive stalled cease-fire talks that could pave the way...

Eye on Extremism: May 22, 2024

“The United Nations said Tuesday that it was no longer able to distribute food aid in the southern Gaza city of Rafah due to lack of supplies and insecurity. The humanitarian crisis has escalated over the past two weeks since Israel launched an...

Disinformation, Hate, and Polarization: The Attack on Slovakia’s Prime Minister

Since October 2023, CEP has reported on extremist non-state actors in Russia, a central element of the violent transnational right-wing extremist milieu, in a series of blog entries. Given the significance of the attempted assassination of the Prime...

“…“The terrorist threat to Europe right now is actually quite high because you have an intersection of a range of disconnected but unfortunately mutually reinforcing events,” said Hans-Jakob Schindler, director of the Berlin- and New York-based...