Eye on Extremism: November 3, 2025

Following the arrest of a 22-year-old Syrian man in Berlin who is suspected of planning an attack, investigations are continuing. The next step will be to evaluate the electronic storage media and other evidence seized during searches at three...

Hans-Jakob Schindler, Senior Director of the Counter Extremism Project, frames the problem in similarly stark terms. “There are two primary terrorist threats that can be identified,” he tells The Cipher Brief. “First of all, the rapid expansion of...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans Jakob Schindler quoted regarding the deteriorating situation in West Africa.

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed regarding the arrest of an alleged ISIS terrorist in Berlin.

The militants have seized large amounts of weaponry from government forces and demonstrated their ability to use drones, says the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), which analyzes terrorist groups.

Eye on Extremism: October 31, 2025

The FBI prevented a potential terrorist attack over Halloween weekend, Director Kash Patel posted on X early Friday. “This morning the FBI thwarted a potential terrorist attack and arrested multiple subjects in Michigan who were allegedly plotting a...

Eye on Extremism: October 30, 2025

Al Qaeda militants are moving closer to seizing the capital of the West African nation of Mali, which, should the city fall, would become the first country in the world run by the U.S.-designated terrorist group. The rapid advance of the jihadists in...

Russia targets not only nationalists but also those on the margins of society. The ideal "low-level agent" is either ideologically motivated or seeking financial security, Dr Hans Jakob Schindler, head of the Counter Extremism Project (CEP)...

Dr. Hans Jakob Schindler, terrorism expert and head of the Counter Extremism Project, told The European Circle that these "agents" are hired for a single purpose, meaning they have little understanding of Russian intelligence structures in Germany or...

The network is inspired by the conspiracy theory of a people exchange and wants to see a strengthened “racial awareness” among whites. A warrior ideal is advocated and members are urged to prepare for a coming race war, according to a report by...