CEP Releases New Resource on Extremism and Counter-Extremism in Bangladesh

(New York, NY) – When Bangladeshi security forces stormed the Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on July 2 following a 12-hour siege, they found a grisly scene; 20 hostages hacked and stabbed to death. ISIS claimed responsibility for the...

How can the U.S. fight the spread of Islamic State propaganda? Fighting extremist content online need not be very complicated, according to Dr. Hany Farid, a computer scientist at Dartmouth College.“We don’t need to develop software that determines...

CEP Spokesperson Tara Maller on MSNBC

CEP Spokesperson and Senior Advisor Tara Maller Talks About the Hostage Situation in Bangladesh on MSNBC's Hardball with Chris Matthews.

A computer scientist at Dartmouth College has developed new software aimed at quickly identifying and stopping the spread of extremist videos online that are used to incite violent attacks. Dr. Hany Farid developed the software with the Counter...

CEP Spokesperson Tara Maller joins host Chris Matthews to discuss the latest developments in the Bangladesh hostage situation.

When Hany Farid started working a few decades ago on analyzing digital images, he was thinking about how to detect forgeries and copies of still photos and probably hadn’t even heard of the word “jihad.” Fast forward to 2016. The Dartmouth professor...

CEP President and former Homeland Security and Counterterrorism Advisor Fran Townsend discusses the investigation process that comes after a terrorist attack with host Kate Snow.

CEP President Frances Townsend on CBS This Morning

CEP President Frances Townsend on CBS This Morning to Discuss Istanbul Airport Terror Bombing.

An American non-profit policy organization announced recently the launch of an app that allows social media companies and Internet sites to “quickly remove” jihadist, ISIS-related online propaganda from their platforms. The Counter Extremism Project...

CEP President Fran Townsend, former Homeland Security advisor to President George W. Bush, joins "CBS This Morning" to weigh in on whether ISIS is to blame for the deadly blasts in Istanbul's major airport and the Turkish security officials' quick...