CEP released profiles of 48 key ISIS recruiters, propagandists and inciters to violence on Twitter. “The hijacking and weaponization of social media platforms by extremist groups to radicalize, recruit, and plan violent attacks against innocent...
Dylann Storm Roof, a Confederate flag-toting gunman, murdered nine congregants at the storied Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in downtown Charleston, South Carolina, on June 17. Emanuel is one of the oldest black churches in the United...
At what point did Jaylyn Young, the daughter of a police officer, transition from being a high achieving, practical chemistry major at Mississippi State University to a meticulous planner of a one way trip to join ISIS in Syria with her boyfriend...
CEP is releasing profiles of 66 Americans who have joined or allegedly attempted to join the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) as well as other Americans accused of planning attacks on U.S. soil, providing financial assistance to extremist...
British ISIS recruiter and propagandist Junaid Hussain was reportedly killled in Syria by a U.S. airstrike. In a statement, CEP said it hopes the strike will weaken ISIS’s online ability to radicalize, recruit, and incite to violence.
The modern culture of the West tends to promote tolerance and respect for individuals, including those in immigrant or minority ethnic communities, no matter how illiberal their worldview, as long as they are not violent. Thus, while Western...
"The enemy of my enemy is my friend," goes an ancient proverb. New common enemies in today’s Middle East might not turn old foes into friends, but they may at least create a détente, allowing adversaries to join together against larger threats. One...
At the dawn of the US-led campaign against ISIS in September 2014, President Obama announced the formation of a “broad coalition” whose mission was to “degrade and ultimately destroy” ISIS. Since then, the international coalition has carried out more...
The Counter Extremism Project Europe today condemned terrorist attacks in France, Kuwait and Tunisia and called for a sustained and coordinated effort across continents to combat this continuing threat to peace and security.
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