The new leader will need to navigate between international calls, led by the United States and Israel, for the group to disarm, and resistance to that demand from its armed wing, which fought Israeli forces in Gaza. Hamas, however, said it would...

In fact, the regime has long been using the conflict with the US for propaganda purposes to strengthen its own position. "The Iranian regime wants to send two messages. Domestically: 'We are strong.' And internationally: 'We can also defend ourselves...

Counter Extremism Project Appoints Dr. Nicolas Stockhammer as Non-Resident Fellow

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Nicolas Stockhammer as a Non-Resident Fellow, strengthening the organization’s reach to its partners in Austria as well as its analytical capabilities on radicalization...

Eye on Extremism: February 20, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump told the first meeting of his Board of Peace on Thursday that nations had contributed $7 billion to a Gaza reconstruction fund that aims to rebuild the enclave once Hamas disarms, an objective that is far from becoming a...

Eye on Extremism: February 19, 2026

Islamist militants have killed dozens of soldiers and civilians and overrun an army detachment over the past week in coordinated attacks across multiple regions of Burkina Faso, according to internal reports by two diplomatic missions reviewed by...

Counter Extremism Project's Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler discusses the ongoing and developing situation in Iran.

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler discusses the situation in Gaza and the newly-established Board of Peace.

Eye on Extremism: February 18, 2026

Armed group Hezbollah rejected on Tuesday the Lebanese government's decision to grant the army at least four months to advance the second phase of a nationwide disarmament plan, saying it would not accept what it sees as a move serving Israel...

Working with the Counter Extremism Project, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, I helped fund the purchase of the former home of Auschwitz commandant Rudolf Höss. At 88 Legionów Street in Oświęcim, Poland, the house sits directly adjacent to the...

"There is no perfect answer to this question," says Sofia Koller, a senior research analyst at the Berlin office of the Counter Extremism Project, or CEP, who's written several reports on the topic. "Politically it [repatriation] is controversial but...