"Alexander Ritzmann, a senior advisor of the Counter-Extremism Project, has been a leading expert on Active Clubs and their international spread. He told VICE News that in the United States, the Active Clubs appear to be building 'a militia that...

Eye on Extremism: December 1, 2023

“The scene is the same scene: the bus stop at the entrance to Jerusalem. A year and a week ago, terrorists attacked the same place, killing two and wounding over 20 people.Itamar Ben-Gvir is also the same: a year and one week ago he was a member of...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed on DW News: "Israel and militant Islamist group Hamas have agreed to extend a temporary truce by another day minutes before it was set to expire, Israel and mediator Qatar have confirmed. Qatar...

Eye on Extremism: November 30, 2023

“Israel and Hamas on Thursday agreed to extend a temporary truce by another day minutes before it was set to expire, said Qatar, which has been mediating between the two sides. Negotiations on extending it came down to the wire, with last-minute...

"'Hamas wants these images, it produces these images , it causes the dead civilians in order to serve the narrative, to illustrate the narrative: Israel is completely disproportionate and is taking revenge on the Palestinian people,' explains Hans...

"Hans-Jakob Schindler, who currently heads the political non-profit Counter Extremism Project, told DW that Israel was balancing the twin goals of safely releasing the hostages while eradicating Hamas in the Gaza Strip."

CEP CALLS ON U.S. UNIVERSITIES TO TAKE IMMEDIATE ACTION AGAINST QATAR PARTNER

Today Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Chief Executive Officer Ambassador Mark D. Wallace called on the Presidents of every U.S. university with a Qatari satellite campus to demand that the Al-Thani Royal Family remand Hamas leadership into U.S. or...

"In past columns, I have explored the psychology of conspiracy theories and extremism, as well as focusing on extremist groups such as the Boogaloo Boys and QAnon. This month, I wanted to explore the transnational extremist group, known as the Active...

Violence-Oriented Right-Wing Extremist Actors in Russia: Rusich - Part 1

During the past decade and a half, extremist non-state actors in Russia have become a central element of the violent transnational right-wing extremist milieu. The Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2014 and particularly its re-invasion of the country in...

"Israel announced Sunday that it had 'eliminated' four senior Hamas military leaders. In this week’s episode of 'The Hunt with WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green', Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Counter Extremism Project...