CEP in the News

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January 12, 2024

"Due to their scattered nature, the exact number of active clubs can be difficult to quantify. However, a September 2023 report from the nonprofit Counter Extremism Project identified 46 active clubs across the United States. Most of these clubs are...

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January 12, 2024

"'Without the Gaza war, IS would get the headlines,' said Hans-Jakob Schindler, director of the Counter Extremism Project think tank. 'It puts considerable pressure on IS to remain relevant.'"

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January 12, 2024

"The Houthis are a Yemeni militia group named after their founder, Hussein Badreddin al-Houthi. They represent the Zaidi branch of Shia Islam and emerged in the 1980s in opposition to Saudi Arabia's religious influence in Yemen. With an estimated 20...

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January 12, 2024

"Houthi rebels have promised to retaliate for airstrikes carried out by the US and UK in Yemen. Washington and London say they hit the targets to protect international shipping from Houthis attacks. Counter extremism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler says...

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January 12, 2024

CEP Senior Advisor Ambassador Edmund Fitton-Brown: "The great majority threat is from Islamist extremists. And yes...white supremacists...there is a problem of that kind in the U.K. And it should be taken seriously. But I worry that there may be some...

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January 11, 2024

"Joshua Fisher-Birch, an analyst of the extreme right for the Counter Extremism Project, has kept tabs on rightwing extremists and their fascination with Ukraine. 'Chatter among the American online extreme right regarding travel to Ukraine to fight...

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January 10, 2024

"The Counter Extremism Project’s Riza Kumar warned: 'Wagner’s violent activities are increasing ammunition for violent extremist groups in their recruiting efforts across the Sahel. Whether or not Wagner establishes formal ties with Burkina Faso and...

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January 10, 2024

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler writes: "We have seen that Saudi Arabia in the last couple of months has voluntarily intercepted Houthi missiles flying to Israel. We have seen Saudi Arabia playing a fairly constructive role in trying to...

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January 9, 2024

"Recently, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) received funding from the Mayor of London’s Office to deliver the award winning ‘Nobody’s Listening’ virtual reality experience in educational settings across London."

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January 6, 2024

"'This is a right-wing extremist, deeply anti-Semitic movement that is directed against a free democratic basic order,' says terror expert Hans-Jakob Schindler from the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) in an interview with IPPEN.MEDIA ."

Daily Dose

Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

Fact:

On October 7, 2023, Hamas invaded southern Israel where, in the space of eight hours, hundreds of armed terrorists perpetrated mass crimes of brutality, rape, and torture against men, women and children. In the biggest attack on Jewish life in a single day since the Holocaust, 1,200 were killed, and 251 were taken hostage into Gaza—where 101 remain. One year on, antisemitic incidents have increased by record numbers. 

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