National Counterterrorism Strategies in the EU: Differences

The terrorist attacks in Madrid in 2004 and in London in 2005 were a turning point for the European Union (EU)’s counterterrorism approach. Both countries were familiar with homegrown terrorism—with Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) in Spain and the Irish...

Eye on Extremism: March 23, 2026

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), the country’s elite military force that operates separately from the regular army, has launched a fresh wave of missile attacks toward Israel. Israeli authorities said their air defense systems...

Extremist Content Online: ISIS Celebrates Recent Attacks, Calls for Continued Fighting; YouTube Removes Neo-Nazi Channel After CEP Reporting; Extreme Right Reacts to Resignation of NCTC Director

(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 a March 19 editorial in their weekly Al-Naba newsletter, ISIS hailed...

Internal coordination is thus a weak point in Germany’s defense. Often, problems arise as early as the exchange of information between two police agencies. Terrorism expert [CEP Senior Director] Hans-Jakob Schindler emphasizes in an interview with t...

With Diego Garcia lying nearly twice as far as Iran's assumed maximum missile range, DW spoke with experts Farzan Sabet and [CEP Senior Director] Hans‑Jakob Schindler to assess the real capabilities of Iran's missile program — and to examine how...

Security and terrorism expert [CEP Senior Director] Hans-Jakob Schindler warns of the consequences of a war with Iran: While the regime may be militarily weakened, it remains dangerous. Should it survive, oppression and nuclear armament would simply...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler discusses the situation in Iran.

In an interview, [CEP Senior Director] Hans-Jakob Schindler discusses Europe’s role in the Strait of Hormuz and the possibility of deploying ground troops. He says that the abstract threat to Germany has increased.

On March 22, 2016, 32 people were killed in attacks in Brussels. From Nice to Berlin to Paris: Terrorism has struck many cities across Europe. How is the EU combating this threat and its consequences? With Kathrin Schmid and Andreas Meyer-Feist...

CEP Senior Research Analyst Sofia Koller writes: Neither France nor Germany remains spared from the threat of Islamist terrorism: In France, the threat level remains high. In February 2026 alone, two 16-year-old boys were charged with planning a...