However, this does not mean a relativization, says Hans-Jakob Schindler, Middle East expert and head of the international organization Counter Extremism Project, speaking to DW. “I cannot see from the change in wording that there has been any change...

The protests in Iran continue to spread. For the first time, arrests have been made in the capital, Tehran, and other cities. Extremism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler summarizes the current developments.

Eye on Extremism: December 30, 2025

US President Donald Trump on Monday threatened Hamas with “hell to pay” if it does not disarm within a “very short period,” in remarks delivered alongside Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after their meeting at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida...

Eye on Extremism: December 29, 2025

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Saturday his country is in a full-scale war with the U.S., Israel and Europe ahead of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ’s meeting Monday with U.S. President Donald Trump. Pezeshkian said in an...

"The advantage of phase one of Trump's Gaza plan was that every step was specifically negotiated," Hans-Jakob Schindler, head of the Berlin-based think tank Counter Extremism Project, told our editorial team. "The components of the next phase are...

Earlier this year, the Jewish Journal reported that Höss’ private home—the villa his wife once called a “paradise”—was purchased by the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), with Broidy playing a leading role in the initiative. The property, located at 88...

Several people have been arrested in Italy. They were allegedly collecting donations for humanitarian causes, but the money is believed to have actually gone to Hamas or allied groups. Hans-Jakob Schindler of the Counter Extremism Project has taken a...

Eye on Extremism: December 26, 2025

President Donald Trump said the United States launched a “powerful and deadly” strike against forces of the Islamic State group in Nigeria, after spending weeks accusing the West African country’s government of failing to rein in the targeting of...

CEP Senior Research Analyst Josh Lipowsky writes that the Bondi Beach terrorist attack is what a globalized intifada looks like and the chant must be treated as a form of hate speech.

Eye on Extremism: December 23, 2025

The terror attack in Australia has renewed urgent warnings from intelligence officials and counterterrorism experts that global jihadist networks are intensifying their reach, even as Western governments continue to frame groups like ISIS as weakened...