CEP Webinar: A Sisyphean Task? Prosecuting Returnees from Syria and Iraq in France | Sofia Koller

On May 2, 2023, CEP hosted a webinar, where Sofia Koller, senior research analyst at CEP Germany, presented her latest policy paper, "Prosecution of Returnees from Syria and Iraq in France: Insights and Recommendations for Policymakers and Security...

Extremist Content Online: Instagram Accounts Used to Advertise White Supremacist Merchandise

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, CEP researchers identified numerous pieces of extremist...

[Translated from Polish] "The international phenomenon of the Independence March is the subject of the new report The Polish Independence March as a Contact Hub and a Model for European Extremism by Dr. Przemysław Witkowski, Jakub Woroncow and...

"Ian Acheson of the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) carried out the independent review into Islamist extremism behind bars. His principal recommendation was about Friday Prayers, however it was rejected by the government. Speaking to The Epoch Times...

CEP Senior Advisor & CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler write: "Political instability in one country will inevitably have a particularly strong spillover effect across its borders. The takeover of power by the Taliban in August 2021 and the...

New CEP Resource: Armed Opposition Groups In Northwest Syria

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) published a new resource today, Armed Opposition Groups In Northwest Syria, examining the structure, composition, ideologies, means of communication and recruitment, and violent activities of armed opposition...

"Against the backdrop of rising terrorism and tension, China is now trying to negotiate peace in the Middle East. On this week’s edition of 'The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green,' Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director at...

ICYMI: CEP Leads Research On Understanding Foreign Fighters In Ukraine

A new Counter Extremism Project (CEP) report authored by CEP non-resident fellow Dr. Kacper Rekawek, A Year Of Foreign Fighting For Ukraine, analyzes how the war is being fought, who is fighting, and what challenges governments must contend with as...

"The Counter Extremism Project, which keeps databases on extremist and terrorist organizations throughout the world, refers to Jane’s Revenge as a 'militant pro-abortion rights group.' The organization also claims that Jane’s Revenge is responsible...

"In Syria, the terror group 'has generally increased or maintained a higher tempo of attacks' since an initial jump in activity last August, according to an assessment earlier this month by the Counter Extremism Project, a New York and Berlin-based...