Eye on Extremism: March 13, 2025

Thirty-six hours after one of the most audacious militant assaults in Pakistan in years, the country’s military declared on Wednesday that it had ended a deadly siege by a separatist group on a passenger train in a restive southwestern province. The...

CEP Strategic Advisor Liam Duffy writes: "To call something “terrorism” is no longer to merely describe a tactic, but instead issues the most severe form of moral condemnation. This was evident in last year’s announcement that the UK Government would...

COUNTER EXTREMISM PROJECT APPLAUDS PRESIDENT TRUMP AND SECRETARY RUBIO FOR DECISIVE ACTION AGAINST PRO-HAMAS SUPPORTER MAHMOUD KHALIL

Immigration and Nationality Act Provisions are Clear Basis For Khalil’s Deportation. Broader Authorities Regarding Antisemitism and Its Incitement Must Be Strengthened. (New York, NY) – Counter Extremism Project (CEP) CEO Ambassador Mark D. Wallace...

In accordance with the severity of his crimes, Clifford will be held in one of the maximum-security Category A prisons designed for the most dangerous offenders, at least initially. “There are only a limited number of prisons that can house those who...

Eye on Extremism: March 12, 2025

Separatist militants hijacked a train carrying more than 400 people in an isolated mountainous area of southwestern Pakistan on Tuesday. A militant group that claimed responsibility for the attack said it was holding scores of security personnel who...

"Hans-Jakob Schindler, terrorism expert and director of the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), calls this "an explosive situation": "Something resembling peace is currently emerging between Turkey and the PKK; initial negotiations are underway," says...

Eye on Extremism: March 11, 2025

The Kurdish-led militia that controls northeastern Syria agreed on Monday to merge with the country’s new government, marking a major breakthrough for Damascus in its efforts to unify a country still wrestling with violent turmoil. The agreement...

Eye on Extremism: March 10, 2025

Syria's interim leader has appealed for unity, as violence and revenge killings continued in areas loyal to ousted former leader Bashar al-Assad on Sunday. Hundreds of people have reportedly fled their homes in the coastal provinces of Latakia and...

Eye on Extremism: March 7, 2025

In the Syrian capital, Damascus, the country’s new leader has hosted a national unity conference and welcomed foreign dignitaries as crowds gather at cafes, speaking out freely for the first time in decades. But 400 miles away in northeastern Syria...

"Meanwhile, Hans-Jakob Schindler of the Counter Extremism Project explained that existing EU legal frameworks are inadequate for addressing the growing problem. Schindler described Samidoun as a network that "allow[s] for the cooperation between...