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September 16, 2025

Terrorism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler, director of the Counter Extremisms Project (CEP) in Berlin, sees a worrying trend: "The willingness to use violence in the right-wing extremist scene is increasing significantly," he said in an interview with...

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September 15, 2025

Germany maintains only limited economic relations with oil-rich Iraq – not least because of existing sanctions against Iran. However, many goods such as consumer goods and pharmaceuticals are unaffected, says Hans-Jakob Schindler of the Counter...

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September 14, 2025

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed about a German Islamist influencer on TikTok: “Former boxer Hanna Hansen promotes an ultra-conservative interpretation of Islam on social media and maintains contacts within the German Salafist...

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September 12, 2025

According to the Counter Extremism Project, the Muslim Brotherhood “has had a profound influence on the belief system that fuels al-Qaeda and ISIS. These groups share ideological underpinnings based on the writings of the late Brotherhood ideologue...

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September 10, 2025

The shift toward a more violent rhetoric within the incel community began in 2003 with the founding of a new incel website called LoveShy, where the community became almost exclusively male. “At least one of the website’s moderators openly praised...

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September 10, 2025

Hans-Jakob Schindler, head of the Counter Extremism Project, agreed, saying this is "entirely possible", as many ships from the so-called "shadow fleet" regularly traverse the Baltic Sea. If this is the case, Schindler pointed out, it raises...

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September 9, 2025

"This is not your average neo-Nazi group. They don't act suddenly. Their strategy is to grow, so when a leader they can support emerges, they can protect him," says Alexander Ritzmann. "That's why I call them a 'shadow militia'. Because they want to...

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September 9, 2025

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed: "Israel has carried out a strike targeting the leadership of Hamas in Qatar. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he ordered the strike. Qatar has condemned the incident as a...

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September 8, 2025

Counter Extremism Project Senior Director, Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, interviewed: “Iran's announcement of its readiness to enter into a new nuclear agreement has sparked widespread debate about its true motives, ranging from an attempt to de-escalate...

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September 7, 2025

However, it was not the last movement with neo-Nazi ideology that Robert Rundo would be behind. In 2016, at the age of 26, Rundo co-founded the Rise Above Movement (RAM), an organization that would become the precursor to Active Club. According to...