CEP Spotlight: Ian Acheson

CEP Senior Advisor Ian Acheson, a former prison governor and senior official in the U.K. Home Office with more than 25 years of experience, is an expert in the U.K.’s criminal justice system, specifically the prevention of Islamist and right-wing...

Extremist Content Online: Former Atomwaffen Division Members Announced A New Splinter Group, Are Condemned By James Mason

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. On November 8, former members of the Atomwaffen Division (AWD) posted...

CEP Senior Advisor Ian Acheson writes: "Desecration is a key goal for violent extremists. Terrorists abhor normality. If your objective is to terrify and demoralise a population and also to provoke a security response that makes life more restricted...

"Dr. Hans Jakob Schindler, Sr. Director at the Counter Extremism Project says the country is in serious trouble. Should the West help the Taliban, which is supporting Al Qaida? He says the choices are 'bad, worse, and ugly.'"

CEP Webinar supported by The Foreign Office of Germany on Nov. 10, 2021 | Alexander Ritzmann

Event topic: “The misuse of online services by transnational right-wing extremist and terrorist networks: threats, regulatory countermeasures, and challenges” Date: November 10, 2021 This webinar explored the current situation and regulatory...

CEP Webinar supported by The Foreign Office of Germany on Nov. 10, 2021 | Jacob Davey

Event topic: “The misuse of online services by transnational right-wing extremist and terrorist networks: threats, regulatory countermeasures, and challenges” Date: November 10, 2021 This webinar explored the current situation and regulatory...

CEP Webinar supported by The Foreign Office of Germany on Nov. 10, 2021 | Amb. Henri Verdier

Event topic: “The misuse of online services by transnational right-wing extremist and terrorist networks: threats, regulatory countermeasures, and challenges” Date: November 10, 2021 This webinar explored the current situation and regulatory...

CEP Webinar supported by The Foreign Office of Germany on Nov. 10, 2021 | Derek I. Schmeck

Event topic: “The misuse of online services by transnational right-wing extremist and terrorist networks: threats, regulatory countermeasures, and challenges” Date: November 10, 2021 This webinar explored the current situation and regulatory...

CEP Webinar supported by The Foreign Office of Germany on Nov. 10, 2021 | Dr. Erin Saltman

Event topic: “The misuse of online services by transnational right-wing extremist and terrorist networks: threats, regulatory countermeasures, and challenges” Date: November 10, 2021 This webinar explored the current situation and regulatory...

Iraqi Prime Minister Targeted For Assassination Amid Wave Of Attacks

On Sunday, armed drones attacked the residence of Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi in a failed assassination attempt. There were no claims of responsibility, but Iraqi security officials identified Iran as the source of the drones while some...