CEP Welcomes Former UK Ambassador Edmund Fitton-Brown To Its Advisory Board

Today, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) announced the addition of Ambassador Edmund Fitton-Brown, a former coordinator of the U.N. Security Council’s ISIL (Da’esh), al-Qaida, and Taliban Sanctions Monitoring Team and British diplomat, to its...

Who do BDS Boycotts Help? The Mapping Project’s Dangerous Goals

In June, the Boston, Massachusetts-based pro-Palestinian website the Mapping Project published an interactive map of the locations of “Zionist leaders and powerhouse NGOs” in Massachusetts. The website states that its goal is to expose “local...

On July 12, 2022, Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, Senior Director of the Counter Extremism Project, joined GLOBAL with JJ Green for episode, "U.S. military kills 'mysterious' ISIS leader. Who was Maher al-Agal?" Dr. Schindler revealed who Agal was and why...

"Joshua Fisher-Birch, a researcher at the Counter Extremism Project, said that Tarrant’s so-called manifesto was full of in-jokes and memes from internet and gaming culture. He referenced a dance from the game Fortnite, and joked that one old...

CEP Analyst Joshua Fisher-Birch interviewed for "The Replacement Conspiracy Inspiring Mass Shootings" episode of Vice News' "Decade of Hate" series: "The Great Replacement Theory has fuelled the world’s deadliest white supremacist terror attacks –...

CEP Analyst Joshua Fisher-Birch on Vice News "Decade of Hate" Series

CEP Analyst Joshua Fisher-Birch interviewed for "The Replacement Conspiracy Inspiring Mass Shootings" episode of Vice News' "Decade of Hate" series. "The Great Replacement Theory has fuelled the world’s deadliest white supremacist terror attacks –...

CEP Senior Research Analyst Sofia Koller writes: "After three years of obstacles and indecision, France has finally decided to repatriate some of its citizens. While bringing people affiliated with ISIS back to French soil might seem incredibly risky...

ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency in June 2022

Following is the June 2022 installment of “ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency,” a monthly chronicle of attacks by the terrorist group ISIS in central Syria. A review of developments throughout 2021 can be found here , and previous editions in...

Deep Fakes Used To Manipulate Real Time Video Conference With Berlin Mayor

Deep fakes appear to be playing a role in the Russia-Ukraine war, demonstrating its potent potential. Recently, Berlin Mayor Franziska Giffey spoke on a video call with an individual posing as Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko. Giffey abruptly ended the...

"Dr Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Counter Extremism Project, said: ‘Fraudulent identity documents and passports continue to present a serious security challenge. ‘These facilitate the movement of people, vehicles, money, and materiel...