The Overlooked Nexus between Sports and Extremism Financing

Most analyses of terrorism and sports focus on attacks that take place at stadiums. Much less attention has been given to whether sports themselves or the wider industries surrounding them can be used for terrorism financing. This blog covers several...

On this week’s episode of “The Hunt with WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green,” Dr. Hans Jakob-Schindler, senior director at the Counter Extremism Project, says this case carries the hallmarks of a terror plot.

CEP Webinar: From Caliphate to Prison – How Germany is Rehabilitating ISIS Returnees

After a trial that lasted more than two years, a German court found Nils D., also known as “Abu Ibrahim al-Almani,” guilty of murder in conjunction with war crimes against individuals and membership in a terrorist organization abroad. The German...

Eye on Extremism: December 2, 2025

Anyone who participated in the October 7 Hamas attacks on Israel will be barred from moving to the US after the House of Representatives unanimously approved the 'No Immigrants Benefits for Hamas Terrorists Act of 2025’’ on Monday. The bill - brought...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed regarding Germany’s defense against drones. [Starting at 16:24]

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler writes: “The Muslim Brotherhood has always been exceptionally difficult to counter in the West. While there’s a clear track record of individuals connected to the Brotherhood’s network who later appeared...

Eye on Extremism: December 1, 2025

Australia has formally designated Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a state sponsor of terrorism, marking the first listing under the country’s newly established legal framework targeting foreign state-linked terrorist activity. The...

The Counter Extremism Project, an association focused on extremist groups, said Nazzaro worked for the US Department of Homeland Security between 2004 and 2006, and reportedly with US forces in the Middle East on counterterrorism, a role that gave...

De Retour de Daech 3: La réhabilitation des revenant∙e∙s en Allemagne

Depuis le déclin de l’État islamique, ou Daech, en Syrie et en Irak, des centaines d’hommes, femmes et enfants ayant vécu dans le « califat » sont retournés dans leurs pays d’origine, y compris en Allemagne. Cet article conclut une série d'articles...