CEP in the News

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May 17, 2025

The senior director of the Counter Extremism Project, Hans-Jakob Schindler, cautions that the opening of the banking system runs the risk of becoming “entangled with terrorism financing as there are still multiple terrorist groups operating in Syria...

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May 17, 2025

"In this episode of “Financial Crime Matters,” Kieran talks with Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Counter Extremism Project about the current violent threats posed by Islamic radicals, and right-wing and left-wing extremist groups...

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May 17, 2025

The Reichsbürger are not a single group. For the German secret services they are anti-state extremists. Analyst Hans Jakob Schindler [CEP Senior Director] draws a profile of them. Authorities estimate 2,000 Reichsbürger but the real number may be...

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May 15, 2025

The case brings back memories of investigations into Russian sabotage using incendiary devices in air cargo packages. "In such actions, such as the one that has now apparently been prevented, one must ask the question of when the term 'act of...

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May 14, 2025

TV interview (in German) with CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler on arrest warrant for suspected Kremlin saboteurs in Germany

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May 14, 2025

Three Ukrainians are said to have agreed to carry out attacks on freight transport in Germany . The Federal Prosecutor's Office accuses them of acting as agents for the purpose of sabotage – and has had them arrested. There is suspicion that Russian...

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May 14, 2025

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed: “…Last year, a container burned down in a DHL logistics center in Leipzig. The trigger was a package containing an incendiary device with a time fuse. The former president of the Federal...

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May 14, 2025

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed on the security situation in the Middle East and the visit of the U.S. President.

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May 10, 2025

However, the results of a study by terrorism researcher Sofia Koller of the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) suggest that many of those affected have been trying to return to Germany for years. Lydia G. is also said to have had a change of heart; she...