CEP in the News

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March 17, 2026

"When the operation is over or someone is arrested, he is literally thrown away as a consumable," says terrorism and security expert Hans-Jakob Schindler, director of the international organization Counter Extremism Project.

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March 25, 2026

Security expert Hans-Jakob Schindler of the Counter Extremism Project emphasizes that Germany played a crucial role in the negotiations with Iran starting in 2003. Six different German foreign ministers held office until the official end of the JCPOA...

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March 25, 2026

Schindler is a senior director at the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), a think tank based in Berlin and New York. He advises the Ministry of the Interior on the fight against Islamism. Regarding the maritime component of the shadow army, he says:...

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March 25, 2026

Iran has rejected claims by US President Donald Trump about talks between the two countries. "This could be the first sign of regime change," says Middle East expert Hans-Jakob Schindler.

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March 25, 2026

Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed for documentary on current terrorism financing in Germany and Islamist terror networks.

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March 24, 2026

“Tehran was aware that it could not prevail against the U.S. and Israel in a conventional conflict,” says Hans-Jakob Schindler of the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) to WELT. “That is why Iran is waging an asymmetric war, employing a mosaic defense...

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March 24, 2026

Dr Hans-Jacob Schindler, senior director of the Counter Extremism Project, emphasised that HAYI was unlikely to be a new terror group. Referring to their claims of attacks across Europe, Dr Schindler said: “Whether the perpetrators are connected, or...

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March 24, 2026

Iran has rejected statements by U.S. President Donald Trump regarding talks between the two countries. “It could be the first sign of a regime collapse,” says Middle East expert [CEP Senior Director] Hans-Jakob Schindler.

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March 24, 2026

For Hans-Jakob Schindler of the Counter Extremism Project, the situation is completely up in the air: “At the moment, many details are still unclear,” he says. According to the expert, it is “not professional to speculate” on whether these are...

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March 24, 2026

At 27:24, CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler speaks about the current situation in Iran.