On April 5, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) hosted a webinar featuring a
panel of experts to discuss the travel of extremist right- and left-wing


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ICYMI: CEP Analysis On Foreign Fighters In The 2022 Russia-Ukraine War

 

(New York, N.Y.) — On April 5, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) hosted a
webinar featuring a panel of experts to discuss the travel of extremist right-
and left-wing foreign fighters seeking to join the Russia-Ukraine war. As the
fighting continues, countries must prioritize the prevention of
violence-oriented extremists—although currently small in numbers—traveling to
the conflict zone and manage the increased domestic security risks that they
present upon their return. CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler spoke
on the issue during the webinar:  

 

“It seems both the authorities in Germany as well as the U.S., if they would
need to, struggle to find mechanisms that would prevent violence-oriented
extremists from traveling to the war. From our research, it has become clear
that this is the case in many countries from which such individuals are
attempting to travel; therefore, as things stand now we will have to accept
that although small in number, violence-oriented extremists will be able to get
themselves to the conflict zone and then back home.”
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CEP’s recently updated policy brief, Foreign Fighters in the 2022
Russia-Ukraine War (Update 1): An Assessment of Extremist Volunteers
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, makes several recommendations as to how governments should eliminate or
mitigate the threat of violence-oriented extremists gaining combat experience
and returning to their home countries including, ideally, prevention of travel
to the conflict zone, information collection and exchange cooperation, and
travel and return monitoring.

 

To watch CEP’s webinar Extremist Foreign Fighters Traveling to Ukraine:
Security Risks and Mitigation Measures, please click here
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To read CEP’s policy brief Foreign Fighters in the 2022 Russia-Ukraine War
(Update 1): An Assessment of Extremist Volunteers, please click here
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