ICYMI: CEP Calls On EU & U.N. To Strengthen UNIFIL Mandate In Lebanon

On Tuesday, Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Senior Director Hans-Jakob Schindler, Polish MEP and former Foreign Affairs Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, and CEP Senior Advisor and former Irish Deputy Foreign Minister Lucinda Creighton, authored an op-ed...

ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency in August 2020

Following is the August installment of “ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency,” a monthly chronicle of attacks by the terrorist group ISIS in central Syria. July’s update can be read here , the June update can be read here , May’s update can be...

Op-Ed the European Union's Hezbollah policy, by Radek Skiorski, CEP Advisory Board Member and Former Foreign Minister of Poland; Lucinda Creighton, CEP Senior Advisor and Former Irish Minister for European Affairs; and Hans-Jakob Schindler, CEP...

CEP Senior Advisor Dr. Hany Farid's Congressional testimony quoted: "'Mark Zuckerberg is hiding the fact that he knows that hate, lies, and divisiveness are good for business,' Farid testified. 'They didn’t set out to fuel misinformation and hate and...

"Speaking to JNS, Josh Lipowsky, a senior research analyst at the Counter Extremism Project, explained that while TikTok's 'comprehensive and specific hate-speech policies … are a step in the right direction for social media,' more steps to combat...

Extremist Content Online: ISIS Propaganda Video Calling For Terrorist Attacks Resurfaces

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, a pro-ISIS supporter recirculated a previously released...

"Counter Extremism Project senior research analyst Josh Lipowsky told JNS that while social-media companies such as TikTok have been taking steps to combat bigotry, more needs to be done. He said that TikTok’s 'comprehensive and specific hate-speech...

"'With Turkish passports, Hamas members could potentially move around the world more easily and carry out terror attacks more readily,' Riza Kumar, a researcher for the Counter Extremism Project said. 'It is possible that providing passports to...

Mali Coup Occurs Against Backdrop Of Growing Islamist Insurgency

Following intense protests against widespread government corruption and a deterioriating security apparatus, Malian President Ibrahim Boubacar Keita was ousted last week in an apparent military coup. The coup has since drawn widespread international...

"'QAnon conspiracies are centered around the idea of a powerful elite secretly manipulating current events,' Counter Extremism Project senior research analyst Josh Lipowsky told JNS. 'QAnon subscribers have politicized the conspiracies around an...