"The reality probably lies somewhere in between, says Sofia Koller, a senior research analyst at the Counter Extremism Project, a non-profit organisation in New York. 'It would be wrong to say they were all naive, but also wrong to say they all knew...

"In this episode of 'The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green,' Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Counter Extremism Project, said it’s not enough to say he’s dead. You need to present evidence."

CEP Senior Advisor & CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler write: "Political instability in one country will inevitably have a particularly strong spillover effect across its borders. The takeover of power by the Taliban in August 2021 and the...

"Against the backdrop of rising terrorism and tension, China is now trying to negotiate peace in the Middle East. On this week’s edition of 'The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green,' Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director at...

"New evidence is emerging that terrorist groups operating in Afghanistan are stealing humanitarian donations intended for people suffering from disasters. Also, social media companies are turning a blind eye to their terrorist activities. In this...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler writes: "While regulators and policymakers dither and try to decide if cryptocurrencies have a future in the economy, early adopters, including terrorists and violent extremists, are exploiting a law...

CEP Senior Advisor Alexander Ritzmann writes: "The investigators usually do not uncover the transnational right-wing extremist networks. Because instead of right-wing extremism, the focus is on financially motivated crimes. Drug trafficking instead...

In this week’s edition of “The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green,” Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Counter Extremism Project, said ISIS leader Khalid Aydd Ahmad al-Jabouri was a shadowy figure.

"Hans-Jakob Schindler of the Berlin-based Counter Extremism Project told the Bundestag that the dearth of information about the financing of Islamist groups in Germany is partly due to 'legal gaps and hurdles, existing limitations on the powers of...

"Months ago, when devastating earthquakes struck Turkey and Syria, another major development took place. A number of ISIS fighters were able to bribe their way, using U.S. dollars, out of prisons in the region. On this week’s episode of 'The Hunt...