Counter Extremism Project

The Counter Extremism Project describes itself as a not-for-profit, 'non-partisan, international policy organization formed to combat the growing threat from extremist ideology.

Led by a renowned group of former world leaders and former diplomats it will aim to combat extremism by pressuring financial support networks, countering the narrative of extremists and their online recruitment, and advocating for strong laws, policies and regulations.

Activities

According to the organisation's website blurb,

Modeled in part on advocacy efforts to counter Iran’s efforts to acquire nuclear weapons, CEP will expose shadowy channels of financial support to extremist groups and bring to bear private and public sector pressure to disrupt them.

CEP is assembling the world’s most extensive research database on extremist groups and their networks of support, providing an indispensable resource to governments, media, NGOs and the public. We use the latest communications tools, including social media, to expose the threat of extremists and mount a global counter-narrative to directly counter extremist ideology. Our efforts are focused particularly on young people in communities across the globe vulnerable to extremist messaging and recruitment.

We assist lawmakers and policymakers in countries around the world to devise legislation and regulations that will effectively address the threat their societies face from extremists.

Brussels office

CEP launched CEP Europe in June 2015 'to unite individuals and groups across Europe to combat extremism'.

CEP Europe’s operations in Brussels expands CEP’s mission of exposing the threat of extremism and countering extremist ideologies to Europe’s de facto capital. CEP Europe’s programs in Brussels bring together policy leaders, academics, and grassroots activists for policy briefings as well as research and analysis publications on timely counter extremism and radicalization issues.

CEP Europe’s Brussels team also works to monitor extremists’ social media accounts in various languages, including French, Italian, German, and Turkish. Brussels, along with other CEP Europe offices, ultimately strengthens CEP’s overall efforts to expose extremist financing; rally support for programs to counter the narrative of extremists; and advocate for smart laws, policies, and regulations that promote freedom, security, and tolerance.

Counter extremism database

In April 2015 the group launched a searchable database of the leadership and financiers of extremist groups around the globe'. See website.

People

• David Ibsen, director
• Mark Wallace, chief executive officer
• Mark Simmonds, former Conservative MP and minister for Africa, now chief operating officer

Contact

Website: http://www.counterextremism.com/about