The war in Ukraine has led to an unprecedented number of individuals traveling to the country in support of the Ukrainian government. Many Ukrainian citizens and dual nationals are returning to their homeland, and several thousand non-Ukrainian...
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...
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...
Recent U.S. intelligence indicates that Russia is currently working to recruit Syrian fighters to support their military campaign in seizing control of Kyiv and Kharkiv in Ukraine. According to media reports, Russia has offered to pay Syrian fighters...
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) today published a new policy brief, Foreign Fighters in the 2022 Russia-Ukraine War: An Initial Assessment of Extremist Volunteers. The brief provides a risk assessment of the potential threats posed by violence...
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. Extremist groups and individuals online continue to focus on the Russian...
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sparked online activity from far-right white nationalists and neo-Nazi groups, supplementing the existing movement of extremists emboldened by Russia’s 2014 invasion of Ukraine. The Counter Extremism Project (CEP)...
Last year, I was involved in Counter Extremism Project’s research effort on the transnational connectivity of violent right wing extremism and terrorism. One of the recommendations the work produced was the need for terrorism designations of violent...
In the late Summer of 2014, as I sat in the canteen of the Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM) in Warsaw, a report on RT (Russia Today) caught my eye. It zoomed in on four Frenchmen who traveled to Donetsk to fight in the Ukraine war on...
Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
Fact:
On April 3, 2017, the day Vladimir Putin was due to visit the city, a suicide bombing was carried out in the St. Petersburg metro, killing 15 people and injuring 64. An al-Qaeda affiliate, Imam Shamil Battalion, claimed responsibility.
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