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  • The Many Criminal Heads of the Golden Hydra (Fact Sheet - English)

    (Fact Sheet - English) The Tri-Border Area that straddles the intersection of Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil is considered the “Golden Hydra,” as it is the lucrative regional entry point of many transnational criminal organizations and foreign terrorist organizations. 
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  • The Many Criminal Heads of the Golden Hydra (Fact Sheet - French)

    (Fact Sheet - French) The Tri-Border Area that straddles the intersection of Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil is considered the “Golden Hydra,” as it is the lucrative regional entry point of many transnational criminal organizations and foreign terrorist organizations.
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  • The Many Criminal Heads of the Golden Hydra (Fact Sheet - Spanish)

    (Fact Sheet - Spanish) The Tri-Border Area that straddles the intersection of Argentina, Paraguay and Brazil is considered the “Golden Hydra,” as it is the lucrative regional entry point of many transnational criminal organizations and foreign terrorist organizations.
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  • The Muslim Brotherhood’s Influence on Al-Qaeda, ISIS, and Iran

    As the progenitor of the modern Islamist movement, the Muslim Brotherhood has had a profound influence on the belief system that fuels al-Qaeda and ISIS. These groups share ideological underpinnings based on the writings of the late Brotherhood ideologue Sayyid Qutb.
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  • The Muslim Brotherhood’s Ties to Extremists

    Despite the Brotherhood’s official commitment to non-violence, CEP has documented ideological and operational links between the Brotherhood’s ideology and violent terrorist groups like al-Qaeda and ISIS.
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  • The Polish Independence March as a Contact Hub and Model for European Extremism

    This report analyzes and describes the Polish Independence March as an ideological “apparatus” and meeting hub for European neo-fascist, nationalist, nationalist-revolutionary, and neo-Nazi activists and supporters.
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  • The Taliban’s Takeover in Afghanistan

    In August 2021, following nearly two decades of armed resistance, the Taliban movement forced their way to power in Afghanistan, coinciding with the withdrawal of international troops from the country.
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  • The Top 20 Most Dangerous Extremists Around the World

    CEP’s list of the 20 most dangerous extremists on the planet highlights the last known location, deaths attributed to these harbingers of terror, as well as analyzes the influence these extremists have had over their group, their followers, and their extremist movement at large.
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  • The Turner Diaries’ Ties to Extremists

    CEP documents the book’s role in the deaths of 248 individuals. The most deadly of these attacks was the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing, which killed 168. Police found a copy of the book in the car of bomber Timothy McVeigh.
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  • The Transnational Nexus of Violence-Oriented Right-Wing Extremism, Terrorism, and Organized Crime

    This study seeks to foster a better understanding of the transnational nexus between right-wing extremism/terrorism and organized crime and to encourage cooperation between relevant government agencies and civil society organizations.
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  • The Wagner Group in the Central Sahel

    This report explores the implications of the presence of the Wagner Group across the central Sahel and determines whether the Kremlin-based private military company (PMC) has increased or deteriorated security across the region.
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  • Transferring Good P/CVE Practices Across Phenomena and Countries

    This report summarizes a CEP webinar supported by the Federal Foreign Office of Germany.

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Daily Dose

Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

Fact:

On October 7, 2023, Hamas invaded southern Israel where, in the space of eight hours, hundreds of armed terrorists perpetrated mass crimes of brutality, rape, and torture against men, women and children. In the biggest attack on Jewish life in a single day since the Holocaust, 1,200 were killed, and 251 were taken hostage into Gaza—where 101 remain. One year on, antisemitic incidents have increased by record numbers. 

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