Arrests in Europe at the end of 2020 and events in the United States in January
2021 highlighted the escalating threat posed by right-wing extremists


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CEP Germany Webinar:

The Threat Posed by Transnational Violent Right-Wing Extremism and Terrorism
in Finland and Sweden

(New York, N.Y / Berlin) – Arrests in Europe at the end of 2020 and events in
the United States in January 2021 highlighted the escalating threat posed by
right-wing extremists and terrorists. Since 2014, a new leaderless,
transnational, apocalyptic, and violent extreme right-wing movement has
emerged. 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 arts 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, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) in
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 in 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 three CEP webinars, one focusing on the main findings
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the report, one focusing on the situation inFrance and Germany
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one focusing on the situation inthe United Kingdom and the United States
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this final webinar of this short series will focus on the situation in Finland
and Sweden.

 

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 Ministry of Finland, and the Foreign Ministry of Sweden
will open the event.

 

The event will be held in English via Zoom on

Thursday, March 4, 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

 

Bernd Heinze, Head of Division, International Cooperation against Terrorism,
Drug Trafficking and Organized Crime, Foreign Office, Federal Republic of
Germany

Opening remarks

 

Amb. Päivi Kairamo, Head of Counterterrorism Cooperation, Legal Service,
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Finland

Opening remarks

 

Amb. Fredrika Ornbrant, Counter Terrorism Coordinator, Department for European
Security Policy, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Sweden

Opening remarks

 

Tommi Kotonen, PhD, research coordinator, University of Jyväskylä

Situation in Finland

 

Morgan Finnsiö, researcher, analyst, and educator at the Expo Foundation,
contributing editor of Expo Magazine, Stiftelsen Expo

Situation in Sweden

 

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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