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October 31, 2017

Vehicle Terror Attack in Lower Manhattan

CEP released a statement in response to a vehicle attack in Lower Manhattan today that read in part: “Today’s vehicle attack in Manhattan, in which the driver of a rental truck drove down a busy bicycle path, killing at least eight people and...

Press Release

October 31, 2017

Congressional Hearings Highlight Misuse of Tech Companies’ Platforms

CEP released a statement praising the U.S. Congress for conducting hearings into extremist content and Russian disinformation online. The statement read in part: “Internet and social media companies have a troubling record of denial and inaction when...

Press Release

October 27, 2017

Sen. Ron Johnson to Deliver Keynote Address at CEP Newseum Event

Wisconsin Senator Ron Johnson, Chairman of the Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, will deliver the keynote address at CEP's November 13 public policy event at the Newseum in Washington, DC. Senator Johnson will join a distinguished...

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October 26, 2017

ICYMI: CEP Convenes Counter-Extremism Conference in Brussels

CEP is providing video highlights and links to news coverage of its October 17-18, conference, Building Alliances—Preventing Terror, in Brussels, Belgium. The conference featured lively discussions among senior policymakers, academics, and the...

Press Release

October 16, 2017

Register Today: CEP Event to Probe Solutions to Online Extremism

Registration is being accepted for CEP's November 13 panel discussion in Washington, D.C. on the challenges of extremism and terrorism in an online world. Speakers will include Dr. Hany Farid, the world’s leading authority on digital forensics...

Press Release

October 10, 2017

Register Today for CEP Conference in Brussels, Belgium

CEP will be hosting a distinguished lineup of policy experts as well as current and former lawmakers, including former British Head of Counterterrorism in the FCO Sir Ivor Roberts and EU Commissioner for the Security Union Sir Julian King, at its...

Press Release

October 3, 2017

CEP Conference in Brussels to Highlight Solutions to Spread of Extremism

CEP will be hosting the Building Alliances--Preventing Terror policy conference on in Brussels, Belgium on October 17 and 18. The event will bring together senior policymakers, academics, industry representatives, NGOs, and the private sector to...

Press Release

September 29, 2017

Anwar al-Awlaki’s Influence on U.S. and European Extremists

Six years after his death on September 30, 2011, the teachings of radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki, prevalent on platforms like YouTube, continue to radicalize and encourage acts of terrorism in the U.S. and in Europe. In Anwar al-Awlaki's Ties to...

Press Release

September 28, 2017

Google’s Counter-Narrative Program Falls Far Short of Combating Awlaki Material on YouTube

The continued presence of lectures by radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki on YouTube contradicts Google’s stated commitment to counteract the dangerous role played by extremist and terrorist content on its video-sharing platform, CEP said in releasing an...

Press Release

September 27, 2017

Anwar al-Awlaki Videos Ubiquitous on Google’s YouTube

Six years after his death, American-born cleric and al-Qaeda operative Anwar al-Awlaki continues to radicalize U.S. and European extremists in part due to the ubiquity of his sermons and lectures on Google-owned YouTube, CEP said in releasing the...

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Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

Fact:

On May 8, 2019, Taliban insurgents detonated an explosive-laden vehicle and then broke into American NGO Counterpart International’s offices in Kabul. At least seven people were killed and 24 were injured.

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