Consensus Building Among Lawmakers That EU Must Designate Hezbollah In Its Entirety

Leaders of the European Union (EU) last week received an unprecedented letter from 235 lawmakers representing 30 nations and 25 EU member states, urging the body to ban Iran’s Lebanese proxy Hezbollah and designate it in its entirety as a terrorist...

"A former officer in the army of Saddam Hussein, he joined the ranks of Al-Qaeda after the US invasion of Iraq and Hussein's capture in 2003, according to the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) think-tank."

CEP Executive Director David Ibsen writes: "The repeated failure to properly regulate hate speech on social media platforms has consistently facilitated the radicalization of extremists across the nation. The ease of access to hyperviolent imagery...

CEP Executive Director David Ibsen quoted: "Writing exclusively for the Daily Express today, counter terrorism chief and executive director of the CEP said: 'Research has uncovered direct ties between al-Awlaki and 99 other extremisms.'"

CEP Advisor Liam Duffy writes: "Islamism is the particular name for a political ideology which seeks to establish an Islamic state. Its adherents range from those working within democracy to those willing to murder civilians to achieve this aim...

"Through analysis of blockchain data, it is sometimes possible to identify an account holder with 'a high degree of mathematical certainty,' said Hans-Jakob Schindler, a senior director at the Counter Extremism Project, an international policy...

Bioterrorism: A Historical Perspective

Following is the latest blogpost analysis on the threat of bioterrorism with a historical perspective of bioweapons used by extremist groups, individuals, and states. The previous update, which provides a broad overview of that threat, can be read...

CEP Executive Director David Ibsen quoted: "Begum represents yet another example of a young person radicalized online who flees her home to join a terrorist cell and contribute, facilitate and support acts of terrorism against the country to which...

CEP Senior Adviser Ian Acheson writes: "Yesterday, the appeal court ruled that in absentia, she had not been afforded sufficient opportunity to defend herself against the British Government’s decision to strip her of UK citizenship. She must now...

"Although no longer in office, Cartes has been connected to an extensive cigarette smuggling operation, spanning much of Latin America, according to an investigation by the Counter Extremism Project."