CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler on Deutsche Welle News

Following the German government's designation of Hezbollah as a terrorist organization in its entirety, banning all activities of the group in the country, CEP's Dr. Schindler explained the context and consequences of such a move.

"Joshua Fisher-Birch, a researcher for the Counter Extremism Project, says that groups like the ‘Nordic Resistance’ and ‘Hundred Handers’ have sought to increase their membership by capitalising on the pandemic, and ‘Generation Identity’ has used the...

CEP-GLOBSEC Webinar: How To Map The Muslim Brotherhood’s Presence In An Uncharted Region?

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) and Bratislava, Slovakia-based think tank GLOBSEC invite you to join us in a webinar discussion, launching the first report on mapping Muslim Brotherhood activities in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE).

CEP Webinar “Current global threat posed by ISIS and al-Qaeda" – Jacqueline Shire (U.N.)

The global networks of ISIS and al-Qaeda continue to operate, plan, and execute attacks during the ongoing coronavirus crisis. The arrest of an ISIS-linked cell in Germany on April 15, 2020 is a reminder of that reality. The suspects were also...

CEP Webinar “Current global threat posed by ISIS and al-Qaeda" – Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler (CEP)

On April 29, 2020, CEP senior director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler presented the latest CEP policy paper “Financing of Terrorism and Social Media Platforms”. The paper is based on recent CEP research concerning the major defensive mechanisms social...

CEP Webinar: "Current global threat posed by ISIS and al-Qaeda" – Edmund Fitton-Brown (U.N.)

The global networks of ISIS and al-Qaeda continue to operate, plan, and execute attacks during the ongoing coronavirus crisis. The arrest of an ISIS-linked cell in Germany on April 15, 2020 is a reminder of that reality. The suspects were also...

Senior Director of the Counter Extremism Project, Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler speaks on The Hunt with WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green about clear signs of an imminent terorrist attack in Europe and beyond.

Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS Propaganda Site Reemerges One Month After Takedowns

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. This week, a pro-ISIS website containing violent propaganda and...

CEP Senior Advisor Lucinda Creighton writes: "Never before has a situation demonstrated such a broad consensus for taking extra measures to regulate content online as the coronavirus has."

"David Ibsen of the Counter Extremism Project added: 'It’s particularly distasteful that the LDL is exploiting the coronavirus and the needs of the NHS to sell merchandise and spread the ideology of a terrorist organisation. There is no excuse for...