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CEP Webinar: Extremism Meets Paramilitarism in Central, Eastern, and Southern
Europe

 

(New York, N.Y. / Berlin) – In 2020, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP)
conducted an extensiveproject
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, commissioned by the German Federal Foreign Office, on the transnational
connectivity of the violent right-wing extremist and terrorist scene(s) in
Western Europe and the United States. The research demonstrated that during the
last decade, the global extreme right—dominated by American or Western European
influences and organizations—has seen the arrival of new players as well as the
development of new arenas or conduits for its activities. One pivotal event was
the start of the conflict in Ukraine in 2014, whichgalvanized
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violent right-wing extremist individuals and networks in Europe and beyond.

This rising importance of extreme right-wing networks in Central and Eastern
Europe as well as the Balkans for the transnational movement as a whole has not
been sufficiently understood outside expert cycles. This virtual event focuses
on analyzing these networks in Central, Eastern, and Southern Europe, including
in the Balkans. The event will introduce three (bi)national perspectives
(Ukrainian/Polish, Czech/Slovak, and Bulgarian/Serbian) along two thematic axes:

* Geographic: linking Western European extremists with organizations in “the
East,” including connections to Russian networks, and
* Functional: highlighting travel activities of right-wing extremists
eastwards, in particular to receive paramilitary training in the region.
Finally, the presentations will also outline to what extent such travel and
training activities could be a source of revenue for the “Eastern” or
transnational violent extreme right, outside other income streams such as music
production and festivals, mixed martial art events, sale of merchandise,
donations, and criminal activities.


The webinar will feature presentations from three eminent experts located in
the region:

Kacper Rekawek, PhD, affiliated researcher at CEP will focus on networks in
Poland and Ukraine.

Daniel Milo, JUDr., senior advisor and research fellow at GLOBSEC will analyze
the activities in the Czech and Slovak Republics.

 

Ruslan Trad, journalist and author, will outline the networks and training
activities in Bulgaria and Serbia.

 

The event will be held in English via Zoom on

Tuesday, April 20, 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

 

Kacper Rekawek, PhD, affiliated researcher, CEP

Networks in Poland and Ukraine

 

Daniel Milo, JUDr., senior advisor and research fellow, GLOBSEC

Networks in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic

 

Ruslan Trad, journalist and author

Networks in Bulgaria and Serbia

 

Participants will have the opportunity to discuss the issues with the speakers
following their respective presentations in Q&A segments.

 

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.
Kindly register up to 1 hour prior to the start of the event. Thank you.

 

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