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  • The Input: Pathways to Jihad, Vol. 2

    This report picks up where the previous report published within the framework of the project run by GLOBSEC and the Counter Extremism Project, The Input: Pathways to Jihad. A Thematic Analysis of 310 Cases, left off in early April 2019.
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  • The Many Criminal Heads of the Golden Hydra

    The Tri-Border Area that straddles the intersection of Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil is considered the “Golden Hydra,” as it is the lucrative regional entry point of many transnational criminal organizations and foreign terrorist organizations.
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  • The Many Criminal Heads of the Golden Hydra (Fact Sheet - English)

    (Fact Sheet - English) The Tri-Border Area that straddles the intersection of Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil is considered the “Golden Hydra,” as it is the lucrative regional entry point of many transnational criminal organizations and foreign terrorist organizations. 
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  • The Many Criminal Heads of the Golden Hydra (Fact Sheet - French)

    (Fact Sheet - French) The Tri-Border Area that straddles the intersection of Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil is considered the “Golden Hydra,” as it is the lucrative regional entry point of many transnational criminal organizations and foreign terrorist organizations.
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  • The Many Criminal Heads of the Golden Hydra (Fact Sheet - Spanish)

    (Fact Sheet - Spanish) The Tri-Border Area that straddles the intersection of Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil is considered the “Golden Hydra,” as it is the lucrative regional entry point of many transnational criminal organizations and foreign terrorist organizations.
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  • The Muslim Brotherhood’s Influence on Al-Qaeda, ISIS, and Iran

    As the progenitor of the modern Islamist movement, the Muslim Brotherhood has had a profound influence on the belief system that fuels al-Qaeda and ISIS. These groups share ideological underpinnings based on the writings of the late Brotherhood ideologue Sayyid Qutb.
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  • The Muslim Brotherhood’s Ties to Extremists

    Despite the Brotherhood’s official commitment to non-violence, CEP has documented ideological and operational links between the Brotherhood’s ideology and violent terrorist groups like al-Qaeda and ISIS.
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  • The Polish Independence March as a Contact Hub and Model for European Extremism

    This report analyzes and describes the Polish Independence March as an ideological “apparatus” and meeting hub for European neo-fascist, nationalist, nationalist-revolutionary, and neo-Nazi activists and supporters.
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  • The Role of Antisemitism in the Mobilization to Violence by Extremist and Terrorist Actors

    This report, The Role of Antisemitism in the Mobilization to Violence by Extremist and Terrorist Actors, examines how antisemitism is strategically utilized by extremist groups to incite violence, recruit, and foster ideological cohesion in France, Germany, Hungary, Poland, and the United States.
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  • The Taliban’s Takeover in Afghanistan

    In August 2021, following nearly two decades of armed resistance, the Taliban movement forced their way to power in Afghanistan, coinciding with the withdrawal of international troops from the country.
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  • The Top 20 Most Dangerous Extremists Around the World

    CEP’s list of the 20 most dangerous extremists on the planet highlights the last known location, deaths attributed to these harbingers of terror, as well as analyzes the influence these extremists have had over their group, their followers, and their extremist movement at large.
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  • The Turner Diaries’ Ties to Extremists

    CEP documents the book’s role in the deaths of 248 individuals. The most deadly of these attacks was the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, which killed 168. Police found a copy of the book in the car of bomber Timothy McVeigh.
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Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

Fact:

On April 3, 2017, the day Vladimir Putin was due to visit the city, a suicide bombing was carried out in the St. Petersburg metro, killing 15 people and injuring 64. An al-Qaeda affiliate, Imam Shamil Battalion, claimed responsibility. 

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