However, the checks were probably not always particularly thorough, terrorism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler, director of the Counter Extremism Project, told our editorial team. “The withdrawal from Afghanistan was poorly planned and even worse executed...

The founding of an AfD youth organization in Giessen has put the region on high alert. 50,000 demonstrators, some of whom are prepared to use violence, are expected. “Violence is legitimized in left-wing circles,” explains security expert [CEP Senior...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed on Hamas networks in Germany and Europe: “At the beginning of October, three suspected Hamas terrorists were arrested in Berlin, accused by the Federal Prosecutor General of planning an attack...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler presentation during webinar: “Since the Taliban’s 2021 takeover, Afghanistan has become a terrorism hub, hosting Al-Qaeda, TTP, and others despite regime denials. This seminar examines the Taliban’s role...

Eye on Extremism: November 25, 2025

President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday that begins the process of designating certain chapters of the Muslim Brotherhood “as Foreign Terrorist Organizations and Specially Designated Global Terrorists.” The Muslim Brotherhood is a...

CEP and ARCHER at House 88 Responds to Polish MP Braun’s Comments Telling Jews to “Get Out of Poland”

In response to the abhorrent comments of Polish MP Grzegorz Braun urging Jews to “get out of Poland,” we reiterate a simple, unbreakable truth: Poland belongs to all its people.

ARCHER at House 88 Moves to Next Phase: Global Programming Center to Confront the Mainstreaming of Extremism

(New York, N.Y.) — The Counter Extremism Project’s (CEP’s) core initiative ARCHER at House 88—the Auschwitz Research Center on Hate, Extremism and Radicalization—is beginning the next phase of its development. As part of this next strategic step CEP...

Extremist Content Online: Pro-ISIS Explosives Guide Released, Siege Audiobook Featuring AI-Generated James Mason Voice Released

(New York, N.Y.) — The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. Last week, CEP researchers located a 14-page step-by-step guide for making...

Eye on Extremism: November 24, 2025

Israeli forces killed Hezbollah’s military chief of staff on Sunday with an airstrike on Beirut, the first attack on the Lebanese capital in more than five months. The attack, which hit a residential building in the densely packed neighborhood of...

German Federal Government Appoints CEP’s Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler to Task Force on Islamist Extremism

(Berlin, Germany) — Counter Extremism Project is delighted that Dr Hans-Jakob Schindler has been appointed to the reformed Task Force for the Prevention and Combat of Islamist Extremism in Germany. His extensive expertise in terrorism finance...