The National: Counter-terrorism programme in France bears fruit with no militants reoffending

Dr Marc Hecker, of the French Institute of International Relations, said the project was “bearing fruit” and called for its expansion. “There is no single case of terrorism recidivism out of 64 convicted terrorists,” he told a webinar hosted by the...

Lawfare: The German Far Right Doesn’t Need to Win Elections to Be Dangerous

According to the Counter Extremism Project, events such as these have played a key role in the development of “a leaderless, transnational and apocalyptic violent extreme right-wing movement,” and German far-right extremists count as some of the most...

Die ZEIT: Fascism: The Brown Internationale

Die ZEIT: Transnationaler Rechtsextremismus – Gastbeitrag von A. Ritzmann

Eine aktuelle Studie des Counter Extremism Projektes (CEP) im Auftrag des Auswärtigen Amtes hebt hervor, dass seit etwa 2014 eine führerlose, transnationale, apokalyptische und gewaltorientierte rechtsextreme Bewegung entstanden ist, die sich als...

The New York Times: Capitol Riot Puts Spotlight on ‘Apocalyptically Minded’ Global Far Right

When insurrectionists stormed the Capitol in Washington this month, far-right extremists across the Atlantic cheered. Jürgen Elsässer, the editor of Germany’s most prominent far-right magazine, was watching live from his couch.

Voice of America: White House Focuses on Fight Against Domestic Terrorism

“During the last few years, a new leaderless, transnational, apocalyptic and violent extreme right-wing movement has emerged,” said Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Counter Extremism Project.

Voice of America: Violent German Far-Right Groups' Recruitment Aided By Lockdown Frustrations

"Actors within this movement largely see the COVID-19 pandemic as a chance to spread their ideology more widely and to reach a broader recruitment base," warned the Counter Extremism Project (CEP).

Euractiv: Lawmakers call for tougher EU disinformation laws in wake of US riots

The escalation in violence could have hardly come as a surprise to US authorities, says Alexander Ritzmann, a consultant to the European Commissions Radicalisation Awareness Network (RAN) and advisor to the Counter Extremism Project (CEP).

Welt: CEP-Studie: Transnationale, apokalyptisch gesinnte rechtsextreme Bewegung

Ein EU-Lagebild fehlt noch immer – doch eine Studie im Auftrag des Auswärtigen Amtes untersucht jetzt zumindest die Vernetzung von gewaltorientierten Rechtsextremisten in mehreren Ländern. Die Szene generiert jedes Jahr Millionen.

Al Jazeera: Far right seizing COVID-19 ‘opportunity’ to expand: Study

The study, released on Friday, was carried out in Germany, France, the United Kingdom, the US, Sweden and Finland by the Counter Extremism Project (CEP). It documents the emergence of a new far-right movement since 2014 that is “leaderless...