Security expert [CEP Senior Director] Hans Jakob Schindler warns of the possible consequences of war with Iran: unstable conditions could increase migration, raise the risk of terrorist attacks, and trigger economic shocks—with repercussions for...
The US repeatedly emphasizes Iran's nuclear program in its attacks on the country. “Trump and Netanyahu were very clear in their first speech about what this is really about: regime change,” says Hans-Jakob Schindler of the Counter Extremism Project.
Iran's head of state and religious leader, Ali Khamenei, was killed in targeted attacks, as were other high-ranking members of the government. This was made possible by informants in Iran who provided intelligence agencies with information about the...
Extremism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler [CEP Senior Director] says, while the perpetrator of the German Christmas market attack had been uniquely radicalised, they have been becoming more common since COVID-19.
Terrorism expert [CEP Senior Director] Hans-Jakob Schindler analyzes Iran's increased drone attacks on the Gulf region and the challenges of defending against them.
Even after the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, the regime is not necessarily facing collapse. "Iran is not a classic dictatorship like Bashar al-Assad in Syria or Hosni Mubarak in Egypt. When they were no longer in power, the regime...
The death of Ali Khamenei is a serious blow to the Iranian regime—but it does not automatically mean regime change. That is the view of terrorism expert [CEP Senior Director] Hans-Jakob Schindler in an interview from New York. “It is a very important...
Ali Khamenei shaped Iranian politics for over three decades as the supreme religious leader. Now he has been killed in attacks – Iran's political future remains unclear. Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler...
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