Reflecting on Two Months of War Against Hamas

December 7 marks exactly two months since Hamas’s vicious surprise assault on Israel, when it massacred at least 1,200 and took more than 240 hostage into Gaza. While Hamas released around 100 hostages during a weeklong ceasefire in November, the...

ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency in November 2023

Following is the November 2023 installment of “ISIS Redux: The Central Syria Insurgency,” a monthly chronicle of attacks by the terrorist group ISIS in central Syria. A review of developments throughout 2022 and 2021 can be found here and here . The...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed: "This is an extraordinary, difficult endeavor because there is this still functioning underground system in particular in the southern half of Gaza. But Sinwar really is the key leader to get...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler on DW News

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed: "This is an extraordinary, difficult endeavor because there is this still functioning underground system in particular in the southern half of Gaza. But Sinwar really is the key leader to get...

"Qatar has played a major role in getting Israeli hostages out of Gaza, but it’s facing growing pressure to distance itself from Hamas. In this week’s episode of “The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent J.J. Green”, Fran Townsend...

Help Keep Watch Over Extremist Content Online

The links between terrorist and extremist content on tech platforms and real-world violence are undeniable. The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) has long been at the forefront of monitoring these online spaces and responding to content that puts users...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed: "Online incitement to terror ‘is key’: Hans-Jakob Schindler"

CEP CALLS ON DOHA FORUM SPEAKERS TO CALL OUT QATARI HOSTS

Today Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Chief Executive Officer Ambassador Mark D. Wallace and CEP President Frances F. Townsend called on speakers at the upcoming Doha Forum on December 10-11 to use that platform for good — and publicly demand that...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed for story: "There's growing concern about the violence the Israel-Hamas war could be inspiring here in Europe. Over the weekend a German tourist was fatally stabbed in Paris. The suspect was...

"Hans-Jakob Schindler, a senior director at the non-profit Counter Extremism Project (CEP), told DW the attack demonstrated the 'new terror method of not actually planning complex attacks, but trying to inspire individuals online to conduct attacks.'...