Who Speaks for Iraqi Sunni Arabs?

CEP released a new resource on the Iraqi Islamic Party, founded as a branch of the Muslim Brotherhood and the largest Sunni Islamist party in the country. The IIP is perceived as a sectarian party and has been accused of nurturing the wave of...

Think Clint Eastwood and ISIS have nothing in common? Think again. Footage from Eastwood's Flags of Our Fathers (2006) has found its way into the 22-minute propaganda short Healing of the Believers' Chests, created by the terror group. Both exemplify...

ICYMI: CEP Senior Advisor Dr. Hany Farid on the Problem of Online Extremism

CEP Senior Advisor and Dartmouth College Computer Science Professor Dr. Hany Farid, the world’s leading authority on digital forensics and hashing technology, was interviewed by Scientific American, The Verge , and On the Media, regarding the failure...

"We said, here is a technology we would like to give to you for free, we know what we are doing, we tested it and we want to create an industry standard… and we were rebuffed," said Dr. Hany Farid. "It’s really frustrating because every time we see a...

Facebook markets Facebook Live as ‘a fun, engaging way to connect with your followers and grow your audience.’ That may be how the majority of users use the product, but a quick Google search of Facebook Live turns up pages of headlines about live...

ISIS videos became such a staple on YouTube that the site’s automated advertising algorithms were inserting advertisements for Procter & Gamble, Toyota and Anheuser–Busch in front of videos associated with the terrorist group. Whether Google had...

ISIS Claims Credit for Bombing that Killed at Least 22, Including Children

The suicide attack that claimed the lives of at least 22 people outside the Manchester Arena on May 22 fits a pattern of terrorists targeting crowded areas to maximize civilian casualties, CEP said, in releasing updated reports on terror targets and...

CEP President Fran Townsend on CBS

CEP President Fran Townsend discusses the investigation into the Manchester attack and social media's role on CBS This Morning.

CEP Spokesperson Tara Maller on MSNBC

CEP Spokesperson and Senior Policy Advisor Tara Maller discusses the Manchester attack on MSNBC.

CEP Spokesperson Tara Maller on MSNBC

CEP Spokesperson Tara Maller discusses Manchester attack and the ongoing investigation on MSNBC.