Eye on Extremism: February 7, 2025

“Syria is open to letting Russia keep its air and naval bases along the Mediterranean coast as long as any agreement with the Kremlin serves the country’s interests, Syrian Defense Minister Msurhaf Abu Qasra said in an interview this week...

"“White supremacist extremists will likely continue to see the FBI as a threat to their organizing and as a convenient opponent in propaganda,” said Joshua Fisher Birch, a terrorism analyst at the non-profit Counter Extremism Project."

“Today, the alignment of big tech companies with Donald Trump – and with the global far right – has become obvious. But it wasn’t always like this. A well-aligned public relations pitch, a team of lobbyists with various ideological hues and...

CEP Senior Advisor Ian Acheson writes: "Ive yet to meet an oncologist, thank God. But if I did turn up to be told I had cancer I wouldn’t expect him to start treating me with a chainsaw. That was my thought this morning when I read that our national...

“Last month, the United Nations (U.N.) released its "Action Plan to Enhance Monitoring and Response to Antisemitism," partially in response to a "surge in antisemitic incidents targeting Jews and Jewish institutions in Europe, the United States of...

Eye on Extremism: February 6, 2025

“Nearly 70 people were killed and up to 50 others wounded during 24 hours of fighting between Islamic State fighters and security forces from Somalia’s Puntland region, officials said Wednesday. At least 15 Puntland soldiers and more than 50...

“‘Why does the Ayatollah Khamenei of Iran have a f— Twitter account?” asks Mark Wallace, a rare lapse in language from a courtly man. “Why should the No. 1 state sponsor of terrorism be on f— social media?” [...] Mr. Wallace’s decade-old nonprofit...

CEP Advisor Liam Duffy writes: "If you’ve been bewildered by the actions of certain British institutions of late, you’re probably not alone. The discontent and distrust these bodies attribute to pervasive mis-and-disinformation is at least partly...

"Peeking through the windows of strangers and constantly staring at the crematorium have taken their toll. The house was purchased by the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), an NGO that fights extremist groups, radicalism, and online recruitment of...