In an interview with ZDFheute live, extremism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler also sees this as a warning signal for Western security authorities.

Following the attack in Sydney, terrorism expert [CEP Senior Director] Hans-Jakob Schindler warns that the abstract threat of terrorism in Germany remains high: “We have IS and Al-Qaeda networks that continue to try to spread their narrative on...

Eye on Extremism: December 16, 2025

A mass shooting in which 15 people were killed during a Hanukkah celebration at Sydney’s Bondi Beach was “a terrorist attack inspired by Islamic State,” Australia’s federal police commissioner Krissy Barrett said Tuesday. The suspects were a father...

Marius Müller-Hennig | CEP Webinar: From Caliphate to Prison – How Germany is Rehabilitating ISIS Returnees

Marius Müller-Hennig Advisor on Freedom, Law, and Internal Security, Analysis, Planning, and Consulting Department, Friedrich Ebert Foundation On December 16, 2025, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) hosted a webinar, "From Caliphate to Prison – How...

Torben Adams | CEP Webinar: From Caliphate to Prison – How Germany is Rehabilitating ISIS Returnees

Torben Adams Head of Division, Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs in Bremen, Germany On December 16, 2025, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) hosted a webinar, "From Caliphate to Prison – How Germany is Rehabilitating ISIS Returnees,"...

Sofia Koller | CEP Webinar: From Caliphate to Prison – How Germany is Rehabilitating ISIS Returnees

Sofia Koller Senior Research Analyst, CEP On December 16, 2025, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) hosted a webinar, "From Caliphate to Prison – How Germany is Rehabilitating ISIS Returnees," based on a report by CEP Germany Senior Research Analyst...

For terrorism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler, one thing is clear: anti-Semitism has long since followed its own rules. He told Nau.ch: "The rapid increase in anti-Semitic incidents in Europe, North America and Australia is closely linked to the...

"That a father and son would carry out such an attack is certainly a distinctive feature," says terrorism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler, director of the Counter Extremism Project, in an interview with the Munich-based newspaper Merkur, published by...

Hans-Jakob Schindler, Counter Extremism Project, talks to DW about reactions to the Bondi Beach attack.

CEP Senior Director Hans-Jakob Schindler talks about a prevented terror attack on a Christmas Market in Bavaria.