CEP Webinar: “Paramilitary Training Activities of Violent Right-Wing Extremists” | Panel 2

Monday, Dec 13, 2021

Event topic: “Paramilitary Training Activities of Violent Right-Wing Extremists: Threat, Mitigation Opportunities and Challenges”

This webinar explored the issue of paramilitary training activities of violent right-wing extremists in Central and Eastern Europe and discussed the challenges and opportunities that governments encounter when attempting to mitigate this threat. This webinar was the fourth event in a virtual event series during which CEP, supported by the Federal Foreign Office of Germany, examines the various challenges emanating from the transnational right-wing extremist and terrorist movement.

EVENT PROGRAM:

Moderator
Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler
Senior Director, Counter Extremism Project

Introductory remarks
Gabriele Scheel
Head of Division “International Cooperation against Terrorism, Drug Trafficking, Organized Crime and Corruption”, Federal Foreign Office of Germany

Panel 2: Government countermeasures, challenges, and opportunities

Jan Bartosek
Security Policy Department, Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic 
 
Gilles de Kerchove 
Former E.U. Counter-Terrorism Coordinator and CEP advisory board member
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CEP briefing paper on the event topic:
https://bit.ly/3DUMncz
 

Daily Dose

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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