Heinrich Boell Stiftung: Die neue transnationale Dimension des Rechtsextremismus

Das Counter Extremism Project (CEP) untersuchte im Auftrag des Auswärtigen Amtes im letzten Jahr die transnationalen Verbindungen der gewaltorientierten rechtsextremen und -terroristischen Milieus in Deutschland, Großbritannien, Finnland, Frankreich...

Newsweek: How QAnon and ISIS Radicalize Supporters in the Same Way

Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Counter Extremism Project, talked about the similarities in how ISIS and QAnon managed to appeal to people to join, and how they also attract the same type of person, during an episode of The Hunt with...

PBS Frontline: Repatriating ISIS Foreign Fighters Is Key to Stemming Radicalization, Experts Say

Tunisia has not taken a public stance on repatriation. “More than 800 of [its] fighters have already returned — and quite a few of them undetected,” said Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, a senior director at the Geneva-based Counter Extremism Project.

The National: Counter-terrorism programme in France bears fruit with no militants reoffending

Dr Marc Hecker, of the French Institute of International Relations, said the project was “bearing fruit” and called for its expansion. “There is no single case of terrorism recidivism out of 64 convicted terrorists,” he told a webinar hosted by the...

Lawfare: The German Far Right Doesn’t Need to Win Elections to Be Dangerous

According to the Counter Extremism Project, events such as these have played a key role in the development of “a leaderless, transnational and apocalyptic violent extreme right-wing movement,” and German far-right extremists count as some of the most...

Die ZEIT: Fascism: The Brown Internationale

Die ZEIT: Transnationaler Rechtsextremismus – Gastbeitrag von A. Ritzmann

Eine aktuelle Studie des Counter Extremism Projektes (CEP) im Auftrag des Auswärtigen Amtes hebt hervor, dass seit etwa 2014 eine führerlose, transnationale, apokalyptische und gewaltorientierte rechtsextreme Bewegung entstanden ist, die sich als...

The New York Times: Capitol Riot Puts Spotlight on ‘Apocalyptically Minded’ Global Far Right

When insurrectionists stormed the Capitol in Washington this month, far-right extremists across the Atlantic cheered. Jürgen Elsässer, the editor of Germany’s most prominent far-right magazine, was watching live from his couch.

Voice of America: White House Focuses on Fight Against Domestic Terrorism

“During the last few years, a new leaderless, transnational, apocalyptic and violent extreme right-wing movement has emerged,” said Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Counter Extremism Project.

Voice of America: Violent German Far-Right Groups' Recruitment Aided By Lockdown Frustrations

"Actors within this movement largely see the COVID-19 pandemic as a chance to spread their ideology more widely and to reach a broader recruitment base," warned the Counter Extremism Project (CEP).