Eye on Extremism: November 10, 2025

Syria has foiled two separate Islamic State plots to assassinate President Ahmed al-Sharaa, two senior officials said, adding a personal dimension to the leader's plans to join a U.S.-led coalition to fight the militant group that he has long battled...

Al-Qassam Brigades Propaganda: Evolution Since October 7 — Policy Implications

This is the third and final entry in a three-part blog series discussing the evolution of al-Qassam Brigades’ content, the group’s content-dissemination strategies, and the policy implications for combating terrorist content online.

CEP Webinar: A Lawless Space – Foreign Fighters Detained in Northeastern Syria

ince the defeat of the so-called Islamic State in Syria and Iraq (ISIS), thousands of men, women, and children with alleged links to the “caliphate” remain detained in Kurdish-administered camps and detention centers in Northeastern Syria. While some...

Eye on Extremism: November 7, 2025

The Israel Defense Forces on Thursday conducted a wave of airstrikes against infrastructure and weapon depots belonging to Hezbollah’s elite Radwan force in southern Lebanon, saying they would step up attacks unless the terror group was disarmed...

Radicalization via social networks is not an isolated incident, says terrorism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler of the Counter Extremism Project research organization. He demands that platform operators cooperate more closely with the authorities.

Counter Extremism Project Congratulates Dan Snow and History Hit on Their Lovie Award Win for The Auschwitz House, filmed at CEP’s ARCHER at House 88

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) congratulates Dan Snow and the team at History Hit on winning the Lovie Award for Best Podcast for The Auschwitz House, a powerful and moving documentary produced with the support of CEP and its ARCHER at House 88...

“This is a good day for Germany,” commented extremism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler, director of the Counter Extremism Project in Berlin, in an interview with our editorial team. “Why not sooner?” asks Schindler. The ban on “Muslim Interaktiv” was...

Eye on Extremism: November 6, 2025

The driver who rammed his car into a crowd in western France on Wednesday is suspected of "self-radicalisation" and had "explicit religious references" at home, the country's Interior Minister Laurent Nunez said on Thursday. Based on a number of...

Eye on Extremism: November 5, 2025

A French man rammed his car into pedestrians and cyclists on Oleron island off France's Atlantic coast on Wednesday, injuring five people and shouting "Allahu Akbar" when arrested by police, officials said. Reuters: Driver rams into pedestrians in...

Counter Extremism Project Marks Anniversary of Ft. Hood Mass Shooting

On November 5, 2009, Major Nidal Malik Hasan, a U.S. Army psychiatrist, walked into the Soldier Readiness Processing (SRP) Center at Fort Hood, Texas. He opened fire while shouting “Allahu Akbar,” killing 13 individuals (12 service members and one...