The internet is rightly celebrated for revolutionising the nature of global communications. We have seen what it can achieve for social justice and political change: the internet has demanded transparency, it has shone a light on oppressive regimes...

Counter Extremism Project Launches European Initiative in Brussels, Belgium

Former diplomats, government officials and private-sector leaders from the United States, Belgium, Germany and the United Kingdom launched CEP Europe on June 29. C EP Europe marks the first international expansion of the Counter Extremism Project, a...

CEP Europe Condemns Terror Attacks at French Gas Plant, Kuwaiti Mosque and Tunisian Hotel

The Counter Extremism Project Europe today condemned terrorist attacks in France, Kuwait and Tunisia and called for a sustained and coordinated effort across continents to combat this continuing threat to peace and security.

Counter Extremism Project Launches in Europe

Brussels – In an unprecedented effort to combat extremism, the Counter Extremism Project Europe (CEP Europe) is uniting individuals and groups across Europe to counter radicalisation at its core. CEP Europe will begin its work by unveiling a double...

Mothers Against Joining Jihad

The number of foreign fighters who have joined ISIS now exceeds 20,000, illustrating the effectiveness of the group's recruitment strategies. Governments and private groups like CEP are experimenting with a variety of initiatives designed to counter...

CEP Condemns Extremist Murder of Nine Parishioners at South Carolina Church

CEP mourns the tragic slaying of nine innocent African American citizens gathered for Bible study in a Charleston, South Carolina church and condemns this vicious and cowardly crime motivated by hate and extremism.

CEP Resources on AQAP Leadership

The Counter Extremism Project released new resources on Nasir al-Wuhayshi, the leader of al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) who was killed in a drone strike in Yemen, and his successor, senior military commander Qasim al-Raymi. U.S. officials...

Turkish Voters Say No to Erdogan

“Turkey narrowly averted a disaster,” stated the Kurdish People’s Democratic Party (HDP) leader, Selahattin Demirtas after Turkish voters pushed his party past the 10 percent electoral threshold necessary to qualify for seats in the parliament. The...

CEP Resource Details Deadly Career of Extremist Leader Targeted by U.S. Airstrike in Libya

CEP is releasing updated resources on Moktar Belmoktar, the elusive and deadly African extremist leader who was reportedly targeted by a U.S. airstrike in Libya on June 14. Belmoktar was a co-founder al-Queda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).

Syria Post Assad – No Closer to Pluralism

In the early days of the Syrian rebellion, it was widely assumed that the Assad dictatorship would collapse in short order. The “Arab Spring” had already cast off tyrannies in Tunisia and Egypt. The Ghaddafi regime in Libya would soon join that list...