Updated CEP Interactive Map Highlights Extremism and Counter-Extremism Efforts in 45 Countries

For Immediate Release Monday, January 8, 2018

(New York, NY) -- The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) today released new resources on extremism and counter-extremism efforts around the world, expanding to 45 the number of countries profiled in its interactive map.  

New countries profiled include Iraq, Kuwait, Malaysia, Morocco, Somalia, and Uzbekistan. Each report includes descriptions of extremist and terrorist activities, the process of radicalization, the phenomenon of foreign fighters, and counter-extremism initiatives. These resources are part of CEP’s commitment to improve the understanding of the complex, global, and urgent challenge of combating extremism.

 

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