CEP Webinar: Extremist Foreign Fighters Traveling To Ukraine – Security Risks And Mitigation Measures

The war in Ukraine has led to an unprecedented number of individuals traveling to the country in support of the Ukrainian government. Many Ukrainian citizens and dual nationals are returning to their homeland, and several thousand non-Ukrainian...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler and Senior Advisor Alexander Ritzmann write: "The plan takes some bold steps into new legislative territory. Crucially — and in a first for German and European policies of this sort — it is set to include...

"The absence of progress in bringing Tamimi to trial is especially striking, given that she is one of 25 individuals named as FBI Most Wanted Terrorists. In addition, she was recently named one of the top 20 most dangerous extremists around the world...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler article: "This article will look at the current and dynamic environment of the sanctions targeting Russia in light of the experience with sanctions against Iran. In addition, it will outline some of the...

CEP Analyst Gregory Waters writes: "Yet most of the reporting on Russian recruitment in Syria has involved half-truths, if not outright lies. While it does appear that some Syrians have signed contracts to fight in Ukraine, there is no guarantee...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed: "In this interview, Dr. Schindler spoke at length about the situation in Afghanistan, the Taliban, the Haqqani Network, role of the Pakistani Military Establishment, China and the wider...

Tech & Terrorism: Meta Platforms Violate Own Rules Over Russia-Ukraine War Content

As the Russia-Ukraine war continues, Meta Platforms—the parent company to Facebook and Instagram—has been found to have violated its own terms of service. Several pro-Russian extremists, including those that have been sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury...

Extremist Content Online: ISIS Announces Abu Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi As New Caliph In Online Audio Message

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. Last week via an audio message, ISIS acknowledged the death of Abu...

"The question is whether everyone who is now saying that they want to take part in the fighting is on the road or already there – whether they can be deployed for something, speak the language and have military training. So far there is no concrete...

CEP Senior Advisor Alexander Ritzmann quoted in story on Ukraine and foreign fighters, for Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter.