"DW spoke with Middle East security expert Hans-Jakob Schindler about the risk of a further escalation in the Middle East after Israel’s retaliatory strikes on Iran."

CEP Senior Advisor Ian Acheson writes: "Does Airbnb drive up crime in London? That’s the question posed of the world’s most successful short-term rental service in new research by the Cambridge Institute of Criminology. The UK’s holiday rental market...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler quoted: “It’s a dangerous idea, working with the Haqqanis,” said Hans-Jakob Schindler, a former coordinator of the United Nations’ monitoring group on the Islamic State, Al Qaeda and the Taliban. “You don...

"... However, experts warn that without continued pressure, the group may attempt to regroup and continue guerrilla-style attacks in Iraq and Syria, and the complete withdrawal of the US contingent from Iraq planned for 2025 risks becoming a...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed: "Violence at anti-Israel demonstrations in Germany is escalating. With growing concerns about security, police and authorities are facing new challenges. Terrorism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler...

CEP Senior Advisor Ian Acheson: "‘House arrest’ may be a term more usually associated with tinpot dictatorships but it has in fact been a key feature of our crime control apparatus for years. Home Detention Curfew (HSC) was brought in under Labour in...

“Former prison governor Ian Acheson says the justice system is much worse than just two-tier policing, after an asylum hotel rioter died in prison. "The first thing I want to say to Mr. Lynch's family is that I've got huge amounts of sympathy for...

"Selling illegal drugs in Europe is a quick way for Hezbollah to raise money because of ample demand and supply, according to Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Counter Extremism Project, a U.S.-German nonprofit policy organization. “Europe...

"According to the experts of the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) France and Qatar’s relationship deepened in 2024 with a €10 billion investment agreement, marking a strategic partnership. While the partnership boosts the French economy, particularly...

"The organization Counter Extremism Project counted around 70 attacks in Syria alone in March this year. Islamic State cells have also regained some of their strength in parts of Africa and South Asia."