CEP in the News

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May 20, 2020

CEP Senior Researcher Josh Lipowsky quoted: "ISIS views the global pandemic as an opportunity to weaken its enemies further. Governments are trying to maintain their focus on international security issues at the same time they are addressing a global...

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May 20, 2020

"Over 1.1 billion dirhams ($300 million) in donations to ISIS could be hidden in cryptocurrency, according to think tank The Counter Extremism Project."

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May 20, 2020

"Lockdowns fit this recruitment agenda. Stuck at home with money running short, people might become 'more receptive to these movements,' warns Joshua Fisher-Birch, of the Counter-Extremism Project, an NGO."

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May 19, 2020

CEP Senior Director Hans-Jakob Schindler quoted regarding new report, Cryptocurrencies and Terrorist Financing: "I wonder if from 2017 to 2020 there was $300 million we couldn't find and that's why I think it could be one of the ways it could have...

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May 19, 2020

"The Counter Extremism Project, a non-profit, non-governmental organization that combats extremist groups, believes that as much as $300 million (1.1 billion dirhams) worth of donations made to ISIS could be hidden in cryptocurrency."

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May 19, 2020

"The Counter Extremism Project, a think tank, tracked the trend in a new report, Cryptocurrencies and Financing of Terrorism: Threat Assessment and Regulatory Challenges, launched in an online seminar on Monday."

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May 18, 2020

"The Counter Extremism Project, a think tank, tracked the trend in a new report, Cryptocurrencies and Financing of Terrorism: Threat Assessment and Regulatory Challenges, launched in a webinar on Monday. CEP director Hans-Jakob Schindler, who...

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May 17, 2020

"Lockdowns fit this recruitment agenda. Stuck at home with money running short, people might become 'more receptive to these movements', warns Joshua Fisher-Birch, of the Counter-Extremism Project, an NGO."

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May 14, 2020

CEP Senior Director Hans-Jakob Schindler quoted: "Our problem is fundraising, clan crime, a mafia-style structure in both Berlin and Essen..."

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May 14, 2020

"'Legally, Jordan’s parliament has to ratify a treaty, much the same way that the US Congress has to ratify any treaty signed by the president in order for it to have the force of law,' explained Josh Lipowsky, a senior researcher at the Counter...