The violent riot at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 6, highlighted the
escalating threat posed by right-wing extremists and terrorists. A new lea


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CEP Germany Webinar:

The Threat Posed by Transnational Violent Right-Wing Extremism and Terrorism
in the United Kingdom and the United States

(New York, N.Y / Berlin) – The violent riot at the U.S. Capitol Building on
January 6, highlighted the escalating threat posed by right-wing extremists and
terrorists. A new leaderless, transnational, apocalyptic, and violent extreme
right-wing movement has emerged in the last few years. It is transnationally
linked through narratives such as the “great replacement,” “white genocide,”
and “Day X.” Driven by music, violent sport, money, and violence, it is
connected through frequent international travel to music and mixed martial art
events as well as marches and rallies. These events also provide the movement
with finances to sustain its existence and attract new recruits.

 

Between July and November 2020, CEP Germany, commissioned by the Federal
Foreign Office of Germany, analyzed the violent right-wing extremist and
terrorist milieus in a range of European countries and the United States,
focusing on their developing transnational connections and violent actions.
Through a series of webinars since the beginning of 2021, CEP Germany has been
presenting the findings of this research project to the wider public and
discussed the current threat posed by this movement in greater detail with the
various authors of the report. The full CEP report can be accessedhere
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Following two CEP events, one focusing on the main findings
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the report and one focusing on the situation inFrance and Germany
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this third webinar of this short series will focus on the situation in the
United Kingdom and the United States.

 

In addition to presentations by the authors of the respective country
chapters, representatives of the Foreign Office of the Federal Republic of
Germany, the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office of the United Kingdom,
and the United States State Department (invited) will open the event.

 

The event will be held in English via Zoom on

Tuesday, February 9, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. ET / 16:00 CET

 

The agenda is as follows:

 

Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director, CEP

Opening remarks and moderation

 

Simon Herchen, Foreign Office, Federal Republic of Germany

Opening remarks

 

Despo Michael, head of Counter Terrorism in the Foreign, Commonwealth and
Development Office of the United Kingdom

Opening remarks

 

Irfan Saeed, deputy coordinator (acting) for Prevention & Detention Bureau of
Counterterrorism, U.S. Department of State

Opening Remarks

 

Dr. Graham Macklin, assistant professor/postdoctoral fellow at the Centre for
Research on Extremism (C-REX) at the University of Oslo, Norway

Dr. Shaun McDaid, senior lecturer in the Division of Criminology, Politics and
Sociology at the University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom

Situation in the United Kingdom

 

Joshua Fisher-Birch, research analyst focusing on violent right-wing
extremism, CEP

Situation in the United States

 

Participants will have the opportunity to discuss the issues with the speakers
following their respective presentations in a Q&A segment. Please feel free to
share this invitation with colleagues.

 

If you like to participate in this webinar, please register via the following
link:

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You will receive the login details after the approval of your registration. If
possible, please register up to 1 hour prior to the start of the event. Thank
you.

 

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