webinar

Tuesday, Jun 20, 2023

CEP-KAS Webinar: The Deteriorating Security Situation in West Africa | Dr. Ini Dele-Adedeji

"Linkages of Terrorist Groups in West Africa with Terrorist Networks in other African Regions"
Dr. Ini Dele-Adedeji, Research Associate at the School of Oriental & African Studies, University of London (SOAS)


The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) hosted a webinar on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, focusing on the deteriorating security situation in West Africa and the Sahel region. 

This webinar was the first in a series of virtual events in which CEP and KAS present the results of a joint project focusing on the region. The project analyzes the various aspects of the complex security environment and develops policy options to mitigate these challenges for regional as well as international policymakers, including at the European Union level.

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Tuesday, Jun 20, 2023

CEP-KAS Webinar: The Deteriorating Security Situation in West Africa | Dr. Théo Clément

"Interlinkage of Terrorism and Transnational Organized Crime in West Africa"
Dr. Théo Clément, Expert on illicit economies and trade based in Nouakchott, Mauritania

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) and the Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS) hosted a webinar on Tuesday, June 20, 2023, focusing on the deteriorating security situation in West Africa and the Sahel region. 

This webinar was the first in a series of virtual events in which CEP and KAS present the results of a joint project focusing on the region. The project analyzes the various aspects of the complex security environment and develops policy options to mitigate these challenges for regional as well as international policymakers, including at the European Union level.

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Tuesday, May 02, 2023

CEP Webinar: A Sisyphean Task? Prosecuting Returnees from Syria and Iraq in France | Constance Wilhelm-Olympiou

On May 2, 2023, CEP hosted a webinar, where Sofia Koller, senior research analyst at CEP Germany, presented her latest policy paper, "Prosecution of Returnees from Syria and Iraq in France: Insights and Recommendations for Policymakers and Security Agencies."

The CEP policy paper serves as a starting point for a discussion on the approach to prosecuting returnees in France, the role of international criminal law, gendered differences, as well as broader challenges of human rights-based processes of prosecution, rehabilitation, and reintegration of ISIS-affiliates.

Presenters:
-Sofia Koller
Senior Research Analyst, Counter Extremism Project (CEP)

-Dr. Sharon Weill
Associate Professor of International Law at the American University of Paris and Senior Lecturer at Sciences Po Paris

-Constance Wilhelm-Olympiou
Doctoral Researcher, King’s College London, Department of War Studies

Download the paper here: https://bit.ly/3oPdh3r

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Tuesday, May 02, 2023

CEP Webinar: A Sisyphean Task? Prosecuting Returnees from Syria and Iraq in France | Dr. Sharon Weill

On May 2, 2023, CEP hosted a webinar, where Sofia Koller, senior research analyst at CEP Germany, presented her latest policy paper, "Prosecution of Returnees from Syria and Iraq in France: Insights and Recommendations for Policymakers and Security Agencies."

The CEP policy paper serves as a starting point for a discussion on the approach to prosecuting returnees in France, the role of international criminal law, gendered differences, as well as broader challenges of human rights-based processes of prosecution, rehabilitation, and reintegration of ISIS-affiliates.

Presenters:
-Sofia Koller
Senior Research Analyst, Counter Extremism Project (CEP)

-Dr. Sharon Weill
Associate Professor of International Law at the American University of Paris and Senior Lecturer at Sciences Po Paris

-Constance Wilhelm-Olympiou
Doctoral Researcher, King’s College London, Department of War Studies

Download the paper here: https://bit.ly/3oPdh3r

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Tuesday, May 02, 2023

CEP Webinar: A Sisyphean Task? Prosecuting Returnees from Syria and Iraq in France | Sofia Koller

On May 2, 2023, CEP hosted a webinar, where Sofia Koller, senior research analyst at CEP Germany, presented her latest policy paper, "Prosecution of Returnees from Syria and Iraq in France: Insights and Recommendations for Policymakers and Security Agencies."

The CEP policy paper serves as a starting point for a discussion on the approach to prosecuting returnees in France, the role of international criminal law, gendered differences, as well as broader challenges of human rights-based processes of prosecution, rehabilitation, and reintegration of ISIS-affiliates.

Presenters:
-Sofia Koller
Senior Research Analyst, Counter Extremism Project (CEP)

-Dr. Sharon Weill
Associate Professor of International Law at the American University of Paris and Senior Lecturer at Sciences Po Paris

-Constance Wilhelm-Olympiou
Doctoral Researcher, King’s College London, Department of War Studies

Download the paper here: https://bit.ly/3oPdh3r

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Monday, Oct 17, 2022

CEP Webinar: Back from Raqqa – The Prosecution of Returnees in Germany and France | Anne-Clémentine Larroque

CEP Webinar: Back from Raqqa – The Prosecution of Returnees in Germany and France | Oct. 17, 2022

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) was delighted to host this webinar, where Sofia Koller, senior research analyst at CEP Germany, presented her policy paper on the prosecution of female returnees in Germany—the first in a series of CEP publications analyzing the prosecution, rehabilitation, and reintegration of returnees in different European countries. 

This research paper serves as the starting point of a discussion on the approach to prosecution of returnees in Germany and France, the role of international criminal law, as well as broader challenges of human rights-based processes of risk and needs assessment, rehabilitation, and reintegration of ISIS-affiliated men, women, and minors.

EVENT PROGRAM:
Presenters:
Sofia Koller
Senior Research Analyst, Counter Extremism Project (CEP)

Alexandra Lily Kather
Legal Advisor, The Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA)

Anne-Clémentine Larroque
Historical Analyst, Anti-Terrorist Investigation Unit, Judicial Court of Paris

CEP POLICY PAPER: https://www.counterextremism.com/press/cep-policy-paper-prosecution-german-women-returning-syria-and-iraq

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Monday, Oct 17, 2022

CEP Webinar: Back from Raqqa – The Prosecution of Returnees in Germany and France | Alexandra Lily Kather

CEP Webinar: Back from Raqqa – The Prosecution of Returnees in Germany and France | Oct. 17, 2022

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) was delighted to host this webinar, where Sofia Koller, senior research analyst at CEP Germany, presented her policy paper on the prosecution of female returnees in Germany—the first in a series of CEP publications analyzing the prosecution, rehabilitation, and reintegration of returnees in different European countries. 

This research paper serves as the starting point of a discussion on the approach to prosecution of returnees in Germany and France, the role of international criminal law, as well as broader challenges of human rights-based processes of risk and needs assessment, rehabilitation, and reintegration of ISIS-affiliated men, women, and minors.

EVENT PROGRAM:
Presenters:
Sofia Koller
Senior Research Analyst, Counter Extremism Project (CEP)

Alexandra Lily Kather
Legal Advisor, The Center for Justice and Accountability (CJA)

Anne-Clémentine Larroque
Historical Analyst, Anti-Terrorist Investigation Unit, Judicial Court of Paris

CEP POLICY PAPER: https://www.counterextremism.com/press/cep-policy-paper-prosecution-german-women-returning-syria-and-iraq

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Daily Dose

Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

In Their Own Words:

We reiterate once again that the brigades will directly target US bases across the region in case the US enemy commits a folly and decides to strike our resistance fighters and their camps [in Iraq].

Abu Ali al-Askari, Kata’ib Hezbollah (KH) Security Official Mar. 2023
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