Extremist Movements Anchored in Historical Interpretation

Some members of the violent mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol last month unquestionably saw themselves through the lens of history. A quick look at the crowd revealed flags from several periods of America’s history: Betsy Ross’ 13 star, Christopher...

"'Robert Rundo and Denis ‘Nikitin’ Kapustin both promote a white nationalist movement rooted in an extreme right-wing hyper-masculinity that focuses on using physical fitness, street combat, and MMA to proselytise,' said Joshua Fisher-Birch, a senior...

CEP Senior Director Hans-Jakob Schindler spoke with J.J. Green of WTOP's The Hunt about how ISIS continues to post material on Facebook, and gets away with it.

Extremist Content Online: ISIS Content Located On Facebook

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, CEP researchers continued to find ISIS propaganda on Facebook...

CEP Senior Advisor Alexander Ritzmann referenced: "In the past, says extremism expert Alexander Ritzmann, right-wing extremists were focused on the fight for their own country. Today, though, the focus has shifted – to the defense of the "white race...

CEP Senior Advisor Alexander Ritzmann writes: "Die Rechtsextremen in den einzelnen Ländern verbindet ihre transnationale rechtsextreme Ideologie der Ungleichwertigkeit von Menschen. Sie alle eint, dass sie die offene Gesellschaft bekämpfen wollen."

CEP Strategic Advisor Liam Duffy writes: "Europe’s various populists, identitarians, and reactionaries are not simply shades of the same American threat. To lump all of these disparate groups and movements together, especially as extensions of the...

"In January, IS militants carried out at least 46 attacks in central Syria, killing at least 55 pro-Syrian government fighters and 26 civilians, according to the Counter Extremism Project."

CEP Webinar: Violent Right-Wing Extremism and Terrorism in the U.K. and the U.S. | Joshua Fisher-Birch

Between July and November 2020, CEP Germany, commissioned by the Federal Foreign Office of Germany, analyzed the violent right-wing extremist and terrorist milieus in a range of European countries and the United States, focusing on their developing...

CEP Webinar: Violent Right-Wing Extremism and Terrorism in the U.K. and the U.S. | Dr. Shaun McDaid

Between July and November 2020, CEP Germany, commissioned by the Federal Foreign Office of Germany, analyzed the violent right-wing extremist and terrorist milieus in a range of European countries and the United States, focusing on their developing...