Eye on Extremism: June 18, 2025

The intelligence left President Trump facing difficult choices. He had become invested in a diplomatic push to persuade Iran to give up its nuclear ambitions, and had already swatted down one attempt by Mr. Netanyahu, in April, to convince him that...

However, Germany has no influence anyway, said Middle East expert and extremism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler from the Counter Extremism Project on the fringes of a Tagesspiegel panel discussion in Berlin: "We are just onlookers. After the Americans...

Eye on Extremism: June 17, 2025

Israel and Iran attacked each other for a fifth straight day on Tuesday, and U.S. President Donald Trump urged Iranians to evacuate Tehran, citing what he said was the country's rejection of a deal to curb nuclear weapons development. Trump was due...

"According to the International Atomic Energy Agency, Iran has increased its enrichment to 60 percent and has also increased its missile tests. This could be interpreted as an attempt by Tehran to increase its bargaining power vis-à-vis the US. But...

"It is not entirely clear what the Netanyahu government wants to achieve in Iran," says Hans-Jakob Schindler, Senior Director of the Counter Extremism Project think tank. "When it comes to rolling back Iran's nuclear program, you can roughly...

Following the Israeli attack on Iranian nuclear facilities and military leadership, many Arab states are expressing alarm and criticizing Israel. This includes close Western partners such as Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates. In...

Following Israel's large-scale attack on Iranian nuclear facilities and military targets, Iran responded with massive drone and missile attacks on Friday. Both states are openly threatening further retaliation. Has the threshold for a conflagration...

How long will this war last? BR24 will discuss this at 4 p.m. with ARD correspondent Katharina Willinger in Istanbul, who is monitoring the situation in Iran, and with security expert [CEP Senior Director] Hans-Jakob Schindler, who served for many...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed: The war between Israel and Iran continues and escalates. Following renewed rocket attacks, the number of civilian casualties is rising. Extremism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler discusses this on...

Extremist Content Online: Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula Calls for the Killing of American Leaders, Praises Killing of Two Israeli Embassy Employees in Washington, D.C.

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Last week, al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) leader Sa’ad bin Atef al-Awlaki...