Iran’s Influence in Iraq: Temporary or Permanent?

The Americans will leave one day, Quds Force commander General Qasem Soleimani once told Iraqi leaders, but Iran will remain Iraq’s neighbor. That lesson has only been reinforced by the lead role Iran has since taken in the fight against ISIS. Iran...

A group of former U.S. government officials and scholars have unified to launch an organized campaign to mount a belated online response to religious extremists. The Counter-Extremism Project has recently put pressure on Twitter and its CEO Jack...

Shiite Militias in Iraq: a Warped Line of Defense

As ISIS makes sweeping gains in Iraq, it is worrying to note that for the most part, the group is being fought by sectarian extremists. Shiite militias – often acting as unofficial affiliates of Iran’s military – are operating outside of the Iraqi...

CEP Resource Profiles Violent Islamist Group Ansar al-Sharia in Tunisia

Tunisia, the birthplace of the Arab Spring, is struggling to contain violent extremist groups that threaten what has been a peaceful transition to democratically elected government. CEP's new resource details the rise of powerful local Islamist group...

"Soltan is certainly iconic now, but what frightened me is not the fact that the image escaped but the fact that the regime was also using these technologies," said Wallace, who now runs the Counter Extremism Project and an online campaign against...

CEP President and Former U.S. Homeland Security Advisor Francis Townsend appeared on the CBS News program Face the Nation to offer expert analysis on the latest developments involving the crash of EgyptAir Flight 804.

Conservatives May Try to Silence Anjem Choudary

The British Conservative Party’s decisive parliamentary win this month may finally silence British-born Islamist preacher Anjem Choudary. Choudary, the fiery Islamist extremist, has evaded indictment on multiple terrorism related charges over the...

CEP Commends DHL for Stopping Misuse of its Name by Sanctioned Hizballah Front Entity

CEP commended international express mail delivery company DHL for taking swift action to stop Groupe Congo Futur (“Congo Futur”), a Congolese-based Hizballah funder sanctioned by the United States, from falsely claiming DHL as a business parter.

Can Nigeria’s New President Defeat Boko Haram?

In his fourth bid for the presidency and second time running against Goodluck Johnathan, Muhammadu Buhari finally triumphed at the polls on March 28. As he prepares to take office on May 29 in what will be Nigeria’s first peaceful transition of power...

The increased need for smart information analysis within remittance streams has opened the door to national security experts offering aide. The CEP, a leading nonprofit based in New York City, is composed of veterans in the fields of counterterrorism...