Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director at the Counter Extremism Project, warned of new radicalisation fuelled by the Iran war. "Both online and offline, we are seeing further radicalisation across the entire spectrum of violent Islamist extremism," he...

Eye on Extremism: March 11, 2026

European Union envoys have approved new ​sanctions targeting 19 ‌Iranian officials and entities responsible for serious human rights ​violations, the bloc's ​foreign policy chief, Kaja ⁠Kallas, said on Wednesday. "As ​the Iran war continues, ​the EU...

“THE BIRDMAN OF AUSCHWITZ: SCIENCE AND THE FAILURE OF CONSCIENCE”

(Oświęcim, Poland) — A new exhibition, “ The Birdman of Auschwitz: Science and the Failure of Conscience ,” will open April 30 at the Auschwitz Research Center on Hate, Extremism and Radicalization (ARCHER) at House 88, at the former home of...

Eye on Extremism: March 10, 2026

ran launched new attacks on Tuesday at Israel and Gulf Arab countries as it kept up pressure on the Middle East in a war started by Israel and the United States that has rattled world markets and shows no signs of a letup. In Bahrain, authorities...

What has changed within just a few days? What networks does the regime have in Germany? How are supporters being mobilized? How prepared are the German security authorities for possible actions? Alica Jung discusses these issues with Marc Henrichmann...

While formally a U.S. ally, Qatari’s ruling elite shelters and bankrolls Islamist movements including Hamas, Taliban elements, al‑Qaeda affiliates, and Muslim Brotherhood networks, making Doha one of the world’s key state enablers of jihadist...

Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS Online Communities Continue to Promote Use of Explosives; ISIS Celebrates American-Israeli War Against Iran and Killing of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei;

(New York, N.Y.) — The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Pro-ISIS online communities continue to share information related to the...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler discusses Iranian hybrid warfare in the current war.

Counter Extremism Project—Statement on Attempted Terrorist Attack Outside Gracie Mansion

On Saturday March 7, an attempted ISIS-inspired terrorist attack occurred in which two Improvised Explosive Devices (or IEDs) were thrown by counter-protesters at an anti-Muslim protest near Gracie Mansion in New York City. Emir Balat, 18, and...

Iran is relying on hybrid warfare and decentralized military structures in its war against Israel and the US. A peaceful transition seems impossible, says Hans-Jakob Schindler, Middle East expert [and CEP Senior Director], on WELT TV.