According to Hans-Jakob Schindler, head of the Counter Extremism Project, she has become "a kind of grandmother heroine for the extreme left in Berlin". Klette did not explicitly admit to being an RAF member during the trial, and Schindler told the...

Eye on Extremism: May 26, 2026

The U.S. military said Monday that it carried out “self-defense” strikes in southern Iran, including on missile launch sites and boats placing mines, even as President Donald Trump said on social media that negotiations with Tehran were “proceeding...

Klette was arrested in February 2024, in central Berlin, where police said she had been living as "Claudia Ivone" for some 20 years. It remains unclear how she was able to evade authorities for decades, but Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director at...

Extremist Content Online: In Response to San Diego Mosque Attack, Online White Supremacist Accelerationists Celebrate Anti-Muslim Violence and Condemn Shooters; Accelerationist Forum Claims Shooter Possible Former Member

(New York, N.Y.) — The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports on the methods used by extremists and terrorist groups on the Internet to spread propaganda and incite violence. In this week’s issue:

Eye on Extremism: May 22, 2026

Future control over the strait of Hormuz and a demand from Washington that Tehran export its stockpile of highly enriched uranium remain key stumbling blocks, as Pakistani mediators continued to seek a permanent ceasefire they believe is still within...

Eye on Extremism: May 21, 2026

European Parliament on Thursday adopted a resolution condemning the Taliban’s penal code and calling for an end to public floggings and executions, as well as sanctions against Taliban leaders. Afghanistan International: EU Parliament Approves...

Eye on Extremism: May 20, 2026

Iran's army has threatened to "open new fronts" in Tehran's war with the US and Israel in the event of new attacks. Deutsche Welle: Middle East: Iran says any new attack will widen warThe teenage San Diego mosque gunmen appear to have left behind a...

Eye on Extremism: May 19, 2026

Two teenage shooters opened fire at a San Diego mosque on Monday and killed three men — then killed themselves a few blocks away — in an attack police are investigating as a hate crime. Associated Press: Teenage gunmen open fire on San Diego mosque...

Eye on Extremism: May 18, 2026

Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, the second in command of ISIS globally, ‌has been killed in an operation conducted by U.S. and Nigerian forces in the northeast of the African country, U.S. President Donald Trump and his counterpart in Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu...

“Africa is the most important area of operations for Islamic State,” said Hans-Jakob Schindler, the former coordinator of the U.N. Security Council’s panel on Islamic State and al Qaeda. But Nigeria is a particular focus because it involves violence...