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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...

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October 7, 2017

CEP spokesperson Tara Maller discussed the foled ISIS plot to carry out attacks in New York City and the latest information on the motives of the Las Vegas shooter.

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October 4, 2017

The UK’s home secretary Amber Rudd announced plans on Tuesday to change the law to be able to sentence people who repeatedly view terrorist content online for up to 15 years in jail. “Amber Rudd is correct, extremist content is too easily accessible...

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October 4, 2017

CEP Spokesperson Tara Maller discusses the latest facts surrounding the investigation of the Las Vegas massacre.

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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...

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October 3, 2017

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP), a non-profit dedicated to tackling extremism, alleged that it has found more than 70,000 videos of Anwar al-Awlaki, a dead radical imam whose sermons are said to have inspired atrocities including the 7/7 bombings...

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October 2, 2017

CEP President Fran Townsend on CBS

CEP President Fran Townsend on CBS News to discuss the Las Vegas shooting investigation.

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October 2, 2017

CEP President Fran Townsend discusses the investigation into Sunday night's mass shooting at a Las Vegas outdoor country music festival.

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November 1, 2017

CEP President Fran Townsend discusses the October 31 New York City terrorist attack with host Charlie Rose.

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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...

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Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

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On January 23, 2019, two car bombs exploded outside of a mosque in Benghazi, Libya, killing 41 people and injuring 80 others. No group claimed responsibility for the blast, but remnants suggested an ISIS affiliate was responsible.  

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