CEP Research Analyst Gregory Waters quoted: "Waters said that the Islamic State in Syria has again become capable of carrying out sophisticated operations. The group has developed 'a slimmer, centralized core of veteran fighters who are linked into...

The Rise of Private Military Companies

The first two entries in this series, “ ISIS ‘Down’ but ‘Not Out’ in Iraq” and “ Justice Necessary Before Yazidis Can Find Peace,” addressed the scope and effects of military missions and transitional justice, respectively. This article expands on...

Concern Mounting That U.S. Will Lift Terror Designation Against IRGC For Nuclear Deal

Speculation is increasing that the United States could agree to Iran’s demand to remove the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from its list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations as a condition of a nuclear agreement. Senior officials in Israel...

CEP Webinar: The Territories of European Jihadism with Dr. Hugo Micheron

On February 23, 2022, CEP hosted a webinar with Dr. Hugo Micheron, to discuss his latest publication Le Jihadisme Français. Dr. Micheron joined CEP London-based Advisor Liam Duffy to discuss his research, which is one of the largest qualitative and...

CEP Webinar: “The Fall-Out of Gendered Counterterrorism Approaches in Northeast Syria”

The ISIS attack on a prison in al-Hasakah, Syria, on January 20, and the ensuing battle left hundreds of ISIS suspects dead, escaped, or unaccounted for. While the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) have regained control of the prison, many...

"On this episode of The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green, Dr. Hans Jakob Schindler Sr., director of the Counter Extremism Project, discusses concerns about possible cyberattacks and physical harm Americans could encounter."

Extremist Content Online: Hateful White Supremacist Propaganda Remains On YouTube

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. Over the past two weeks, white supremacists have uploaded a variety of...

CEP Senior Advisor Ian Acheson quoted: "Ian Acheson, a former prison governor who carried out a government-commissioned review of Islamist extremism in jails, said he had raised security concerns with ministers. 'The HSU is supposed to be our most...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed for Washington Institute's podcast "Breaking Hezbollah Golden Rule," Season 1, Episode 2: "Hezbollah Goes Global": In December 1983, six blasts shook Kuwait’s capital city. Two prominent...

Turkey’s Extremist Ties Make It Fertile Ground To Plot, Direct Attacks

Under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, Turkey has become a haven for terrorist operatives. It maintains open relations with extremist groups and harbors internationally sanctioned and wanted extremists affiliated with the Taliban, the Muslim...