CEP Analyst Gregory Waters writes: "Yet most of the reporting on Russian recruitment in Syria has involved half-truths, if not outright lies. While it does appear that some Syrians have signed contracts to fight in Ukraine, there is no guarantee...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed: "In this interview, Dr. Schindler spoke at length about the situation in Afghanistan, the Taliban, the Haqqani Network, role of the Pakistani Military Establishment, China and the wider...

Tech & Terrorism: Meta Platforms Violate Own Rules Over Russia-Ukraine War Content

As the Russia-Ukraine war continues, Meta Platforms—the parent company to Facebook and Instagram—has been found to have violated its own terms of service. Several pro-Russian extremists, including those that have been sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury...

Extremist Content Online: ISIS Announces Abu Hasan al-Hashimi al-Qurashi As New Caliph In Online Audio Message

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. Last week via an audio message, ISIS acknowledged the death of Abu...

"The question is whether everyone who is now saying that they want to take part in the fighting is on the road or already there – whether they can be deployed for something, speak the language and have military training. So far there is no concrete...

CEP Senior Advisor Alexander Ritzmann quoted in story on Ukraine and foreign fighters, for Swedish newspaper Dagens Nyheter.

CEP Senior Advisor Alexander Ritzmann quoted: "Doch „niemand kommt so zurück vom Krieg, wie er reingegangen ist”, sagt Alexander Ritzmann vom Counter Extremism Project in Berlin, einer Organiation, die Extremismus untersucht und bekämpft."

CEP Senior Advisor Alexander Ritzmann interviewed by Welt.TV: "„In Russland sind definitiv mehr Neonazis und Rechtsextreme als in der Ukraine“, sagt Politikwissenschaftler Alexander Ritzmann. Es gebe derzeit große Sorge, dass vor allem Rechtsextreme...

CEP Senior Advisor Alexander Ritzmann interviewed by German national public radio, Deutschlandfunk: "Das rechtsextreme Asow-Regiment sei nur eine „verschwindend kleine Gruppe“ innerhalb der ukrainischen Streitkräfte, sagte der Extremismusforscher...

ICYMI: CEP Resources And Experts On The Russia-Ukraine War

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) is monitoring the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with particular attention to the influx of foreign fighters involved. CEP’s experts and resources provide background and insight into the threats and risks posed by...