"Overall, the ongoing conflict in the Middle East continues to radicalize various milieus, including the Islamist extremist milieu," says terror expert Hans-Jakob Schindler, Director of the Counter Extremism Project in Berlin, in an interview with...

CEP and ACAMS Germany Chapter e.V. Sign Cooperation Agreement

(Berlin, DE) – The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Germany gGmbH and the ACAMS Germany Chapter e.V. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen their cooperation in combating terrorism, extremism, and terrorism financing. To date...

Eye on Extremism: October 7, 2025

On October 7, 2023, Hamas’s massacre shocked the conscience of the world. The brutality was undeniable; the grief and sympathy were relatively widespread. Yet, almost immediately, another shock unfolded – a moral inversion in parts of civil society...

British police say Jihad Al-Shamie, the 35-year-old man who attacked a synagogue in the U.K. city of Manchester, called emergency services during the attack, saying he did it for ISIS. On this week’s episode of “The Hunt with WTOP National Security...

Report mentions Counter Extremism Project, ARCHER at House 88, CEP Senior Advisor Alexander Ritzmann, and ARCHER Director Jacek Purski: "The conflict in the Middle East in general, and especially since 7 October 2023, has led to a significant...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed on the situation with Hamas and antisemitism.

[CEP Senior Director] Hans-Jakob Schindler, security expert and long-time observer of extremist groups in the Middle East, talks in an interview about the current negotiations between Israel and Hamas in Egypt. Trump's peace plan already shows...

STATEMENT ON THE TWO-YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE OCTOBER 7 MASSACRE

Two years ago today, the world witnessed one of the most brutal and barbaric terrorist attacks in modern history. In a single day, Hamas-led terrorists crossed into southern Israel from Gaza and murdered over 1,200 people — men, women, children, and...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed at 30:09 regarding Hamas strategy and tactics, for WELT TV documentary on the 7th of October: Two years after the Hamas massacre, Constantin Schreiber returns to Israel. He meets survivors...

West Africa Faces A Quiet Collapse of Regional Order Fueled by Hezbollah and Russian Mercenaries—New Report

West Africa is facing a quiet collapse of regional order as foreign non-state actors exploit weak governance, fragile security sectors, and international neglect, new analysis warns.