Violent Right-Wing Extremism and Terrorism – Transnational Connectivity, Definitions, Incidents, Structures and Countermeasures About this study This study titled “Violent Right-Wing Extremism and Terrorism – Transnational Connectivity, Defi- nitions, Incidents, Structures and Countermeasures” focuses on the transnational connections of the violent extreme right-wing milieus in six countries: Finland, France, Germany, Sweden, United Kingdom and the United States. It was commissioned by the German Federal Foreign Office, Division “Interna- tional Cooperation against Terrorism, Drug Trafficking, Organized Crime and Corruption”, in 2020. CEP is grateful for the constructive support and critical feedback received throughout the process by the Federal Foreign Office. We would also like to thank the renowned external project experts engaged in the production of this study, without whom this work could not have been as comprehensive. The positions presented in this study only reflect the views of the authors and do not necessarily correspond with the positions of the German Federal Foreign Office. Please direct inquiries regarding this study to Marco Macori, CEP research fellow:
[email protected]; phone: +49 030 300 149 3369. For more information about the activities of the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Germany, please visit www.counterextremism.com/german. About the authors The production of this study was managed/implemented by a special project team consisting of CEP leadership, staff and advisors in collaboration with external project experts focused on writing the country chapters, which formed the basis for the production of the core part of the study. CEP project team: David Ibsen — Executive Director Kacper Rekawek, PhD — Affiliated Researcher Lara Pham — Deputy Director Joshua Fisher-Birch — Research Analyst Dr.