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February 11, 2026

CEP senior research analyst Sofia Koller talks to BR about German men, women, and children who are still in Syria.

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February 10, 2026

How does the drone attack on an American aircraft carrier fit into this precarious situation? "The Iranian regime wants to send two messages. Domestically: 'We are strong.' And internationally: 'We can also defend ourselves,'" explains Middle East...

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February 9, 2026

In Iran, leading reformist politicians were arrested following mass protests. The regime is resorting to repression while the economic crisis continues. “The only option is to keep people off the streets by applying pressure,” says [CEP Senior...

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February 8, 2026

A call to Sofia Koller. She is observing the Munich trial for the Counter Extremism Project, an NGO that attempts to disrupt the financial flows of extremist groups. In recent years, Koller has followed a number of ISIS trials, including those...

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February 8, 2026

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schinler quoted about Vulkangruppe and left-wing extremism in Germany.

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February 6, 2026

The main issue from the US perspective is the Iranian nuclear program: Washington wants to prevent Iran from developing nuclear weapons. However, Iran is systematically complicating the negotiations, says Middle East expert Hans-Jakob Schindler...

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February 5, 2026

"The Iranian regime wants to send two messages. Domestically: 'We are strong.' And internationally: 'We can also defend ourselves,'" explains Middle East expert Hans-Jakob Schindler, director of the Counter Extremism Project, in an interview with the...

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February 5, 2026

An Internal Affairs spokesperson said many of the NGO referrals are from larger and often international NGO agencies which specialise in identifying terrorist and violent extremist content. They say an increase in these referrals highlights their...

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February 4, 2026

What does Iran hope to achieve with this provocation? What does this mean for the nuclear talks? Can a US attack on Iran currently be ruled out? Jessica Zahedi discusses this with Middle East expert [CEP Senior Director] Hans-Jakob Schindler on...

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February 4, 2026

"This is absolutely not how a radicalized person should be treated," says Sofia Koller, an expert on terrorism. She works at the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) research institute in Germany. According to Koller, a radicalized person should be...