"On this week’s episode of 'The Hunt, with WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green,' Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Counter Extremism Project says the Taliban are unlikely to turn their back on Al Qaida."

CEP Senior Advisor Sir Ivor Roberts quoted: "Sir Ivor Roberts, a former British diplomat and counter-terror chief, emphasised the murderous track record of the group as warnings from MPs about the threat of terror groups finding new space in...

Taliban Return To Power Sparks Fears Of Al-Qaeda Resurgence

The Taliban’s return to power in Afghanistan is stoking renewed fear of a resurgence in terrorism from al-Qaeda and other jihadi groups. Al-Qaeda has long pledged allegiance to the Taliban, which provided sanctuary to the terror group before and...

CEP Advisory Board Member Ambassador Nathan Sales quoted: "Nathan Sales, former U.S. ambassador at large and coordinator for counterterrorism, said: 'If this is what a prepared evacuation looks like I would hate to see what improvisation looks like...

CEP Senior Advisor Sir Ivor Roberts referenced: "Whilst Ivor Roberts, another senior Tory, used the exact same phrase in the Metro, as does this article in The Sun. All of that in just the last two days."

CEP Senior Advisor Sir Ivor Roberts referenced: "Whilst Ivor Roberts, another senior Tory, used the exact same phrase in the Metro, as does this article in The Sun. All of that in just the last two days."

CEP Senior Advisor Sir Ivor Roberts quoted: "Alongside the power the Taliban has demonstrated over the last few days and the potential extremism potentially brewing beneath the surface, the UK and the West will bear the consequences."

CEP Statement on the Anniversary of the Barcelona and Cambrils Attacks

Four years ago, on August 17, 2017, Islamist terrorists drove a rented white van down Barcelona’s busy Las Ramblas boulevard at high speed, careering into pedestrians on the packed tourist street. The following day, five members of the same jihadist...

CEP Advisory Board Member Ambassador Nathan Sales interviewed: "Ambassador Nathan Sales, coordinator for counterterrorism under the Trump Administration, has accused President Joe Biden of disregarding "the advice of career professionals and head for...

CEP Advisory Board Member Ambassador Nathan Sales interviewed: "Former Coordinator for counterterrorism Nathan. A Sales discusses Biden's speech on events unfolding in Afghanistan and his approach to handling the withdrawal."