Eye on Extremism: July 18, 2025

Iran suffered a significant setback when Israel killed top military leaders and the U.S. struck its nuclear facilities, but a pattern of high-value weapons seizures shows Tehran is making new efforts to arm its militia allies across the Middle East...

Israel is conducting airstrikes on Damascus, while fighting rages in the Druze city of Suwayda. Middle East expert [CEP Senior Director] Hans-Jakob Schindler explains how these events are connected, the role of the fragile transitional government...

Counter Extremism Project and ARCHER Statement on Antisemitic Vandalism in Dukla, Poland

The Counter Extremism Project and the Auschwitz Research Center on Hate, Extremism, and Radicalization (ARCHER) at House 88, fully condemn and denounce the vandalization of two Jewish sites in Dukla, Poland that took place over the weekend. CEP CEO...

Eye on Extremism: July 17, 2025

Syrian forces largely withdrew from the southern province of Sweida on Thursday following days of clashes with militias linked to the Druze minority. While the truce between Druze armed groups and government forces appeared to be largely holding...

A high-ranking Ukrainian intelligence officer is assassinated in broad daylight—five shots, close range, in the middle of Kyiv. Within hours, Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) launches a manhunt. Days later, they kill two suspects tied not only to...

The New Neo-Nazi Youth Scene in Germany

On July 17, 2025, CEP hosted a webinar, "Back to the 90's? New Neo-Nazi Youth Groups in Germany and Poland". CEP Senior Advisor Alexander Ritzmann gave a presentation on the extreme-right (youth) strategies and developments in Germany. In the last...

Eye on Extremism: July 16, 2025

Neo-Nazis are forging alliances with black extremist groups over a shared hatred of Jews, posing a growing threat to UK national security, research has warned. Antisemitism is emerging as an ideological “glue” binding white and black nationalists...

Eye on Extremism: July 15, 2025

Nearly 400 Jewish organizations are urging the nation's largest teachers' union to reject a member-approved proposal that would sever ties with the civil rights group Anti-Defamation League (ADL) over the war in Gaza.Axios: Hundreds of Jewish groups...

Badges of Deceit: Why Police Impersonation is a Growing National Security Risk

Police impersonation isn’t new. From ISIS fighters and white supremacists to lone attackers, extremists have exploited the trust that a badge commands to bypass barriers and commit violence long before last month’s assassination of Minnesota House of...

Eye on Extremism: July 14, 2025

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday called for full support of the disarmament of Kurdish militants that began with a handover of the first batch of weapons by Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) forces, a step he said opened a new page for the...