The EU and the US also want to end sanctions against Syria. Germany also plans to deport Islamist threats there. Hans-Jakob Schindler of the international research organization Counter Extremism Project urges caution and warns that we should first...

Eye on Extremism: May 27, 2025

A car ploughed into a crowd of Liverpool fans during a parade celebrating their side's Premier League soccer title on Monday, hospitalising 27 people, with two seriously injured, but police said they did not believe the incident was terrorism-related...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed: “Pressure is mounting at the Federal Foreign Office: According to Der Spiegel, internal files show that the humanitarian admission program for Afghans following the Taliban's takeover was...

A new generation of neo-Nazis is being recruited via social media. Political scientist [CEP Senior Advisor] Alexander Ritzmann explains the background.

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans Jakob-Schindler quoted: “The constitution includes measures to intervene in the activities of radical parties, because Germany has dark memories of the Nazi era, when the far-right rose to power in democratic elections...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed about the wave of terror attacks in Germany and young perpetrators.

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed about extremism in Germany and the possibility of banning extremist parties. “Our correspondent found out what Germans think about the possible ban on the AfD party.”

Terrorism expert Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler [CEP Senior Director] describes the Solingen terrorist attack as a "classic IS attack scenario." A considerable number of ideological extremists have carried out attacks over the past year—Schindler assesses...

Terrorism expert Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler [CEP Senior Director] describes the Solingen terrorist attack as a "classic IS attack scenario." A considerable number of ideological extremists have carried out attacks over the past year—Schindler assesses...

Extremist Content Online: New ISIS Propaganda Video Released on Multiple Websites, Online ISIS and Extreme Right Communities Celebrate Murder of Two Israeli Embassy Employees

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Last week, CEP researchers reported several uploads of a new ISIS propaganda video...