CEP in the News

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December 17, 2024

“The threats posed by the IS terror network have increased in recent years. The terror network has expanded its branches, gained more fighters and increased financial income. IS has expanded in Syria, Iraq and West Africa. The attack in Moscow in...

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December 13, 2024

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler referenced: "Parts of the HTS alliance in Syria are clearly extremist and Islamist, even if their leader appears moderate, explains extremism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler.”"

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December 14, 2024

"Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, a diplomat with years of experience in Middle East affairs, former coordinator at the UN Security Council and now director of the Counter Extremism Project, a non-profit organization with offices in New York and Berlin...

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December 13, 2024

""Internally, the Iranian regime is weakened. However, there is currently no sign of disruption," Hans-Jakob Schindler, Senior Director at the Berlin-based think tank Counter Extremism Project, told our editorial team. According to Schindler, the...

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December 13, 2024

“Germany has offered to support Syria following the fall of President Bashar al-Assad's regime — but only if all of the country's many population groups are included, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has said. She spoke of a "moment of hope" for...

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December 12, 2024

"Hans-Jacob Schindler of the Counter Extremism Project told BR24 that there is a complete lack of understanding that, while the PFLP is designated a terrorist organization by the EU, it is not banned in Germany."

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December 12, 2024

"Terror expert and Middle East expert Hans-Jakob Schindler from the Counter Extremism Project sees another risk that could also affect Europe and Germany in the medium term. "From the perspective of international counterterrorism, this is an...

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December 12, 2024

"Edmund Fitton-Brown, Senior Advisor to the Counter Extremism Project, told MailOnline that a best-case scenario could see HTS work with other factions to achieve stability. 'Will there be democracy? Probably not in the Western sense - but some kind...

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December 11, 2024

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed: "FBI Director explains his decision to resign. Dr. Hans Jakob Schindler details how Hayat Tahrir al Sham overthrew Bashar al Assad’s regime in Syria overthrown so fast."

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December 11, 2024

"A rebel group that was born out of al-Qaida overthrew Syria President Bashar al-Assad within 10 days. Hayat Tahrir al Sham are now in control of the country, and Assad is in Russia. In this week’s episode of “The Hunt with WTOP National Security...