CEP and the European Foundation for Democracy (EFD), at an event held in Berlin, Germany, today announced the publication of a handbook designed to help German educators understand and properly respond to difficult and sensitive cultural and...
Marius Müller-Hennig
Advisor on Freedom, Law, and Internal Security, Analysis, Planning, and Consulting Department, Friedrich Ebert Foundation
On December 16, 2025, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) hosted a webinar, "From Caliphate to Prison – How Germany is Rehabilitating ISIS Returnees," based on a report by CEP Germany Senior Research Analyst Sofia Koller. Ms. Koller presented key insights from her paper. Torben Adams, Head of Division, Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs in Bremen, Germany, will be comparing Germany’s experience to that of other affected countries in Europe and the Middle East. With opening remarks from Marius Müller-Hennig, Advisor on Freedom, Law, and Internal Security, Analysis, Planning, and Consulting Department, Friedrich Ebert Foundation.
The CEP policy paper serves as a starting point to reflect on Germany’s approaches to the rehabilitation of ISIS returnees, discuss ongoing challenges, and present policy recommendations.
Read it here: https://counterextre.me/FromCaliphateToPrison
Torben Adams
Head of Division, Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs in Bremen, Germany
On December 16, 2025, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) hosted a webinar, "From Caliphate to Prison – How Germany is Rehabilitating ISIS Returnees," based on a report by CEP Germany Senior Research Analyst Sofia Koller. Ms. Koller presented key insights from her paper. Torben Adams, Head of Division, Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs in Bremen, Germany, will be comparing Germany’s experience to that of other affected countries in Europe and the Middle East. With opening remarks from Marius Müller-Hennig, Advisor on Freedom, Law, and Internal Security, Analysis, Planning, and Consulting Department, Friedrich Ebert Foundation.
The CEP policy paper serves as a starting point to reflect on Germany’s approaches to the rehabilitation of ISIS returnees, discuss ongoing challenges, and present policy recommendations.
Read it here: https://counterextre.me/FromCaliphateToPrison
Sofia Koller
Senior Research Analyst, CEP
On December 16, 2025, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) hosted a webinar, "From Caliphate to Prison – How Germany is Rehabilitating ISIS Returnees," based on a report by CEP Germany Senior Research Analyst Sofia Koller. Ms. Koller presented key insights from her paper. Torben Adams, Head of Division, Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs in Bremen, Germany, will be comparing Germany’s experience to that of other affected countries in Europe and the Middle East. With opening remarks from Marius Müller-Hennig, Advisor on Freedom, Law, and Internal Security, Analysis, Planning, and Consulting Department, Friedrich Ebert Foundation.
The CEP policy paper serves as a starting point to reflect on Germany’s approaches to the rehabilitation of ISIS returnees, discuss ongoing challenges, and present policy recommendations.
Read it here: https://counterextre.me/FromCaliphateToPrison
CEP Senior Director Hans-Jakob Schindler talks about a prevented terror attack on a Christmas Market in Bavaria.
CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed about Russia’s hybrid warfare in Germany and the German government’s protest to the Russian ambassador in Germany. [Staring at 6:56]
What's more, it is becoming increasingly well organized—even across national borders, according to extremism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler, director of the Counter Extremism Project in Berlin. “In the German milieu, we repeatedly observe close ties to right-wing extremist milieus abroad, particularly in Austria and Switzerland, but also in Eastern European countries,” Schindler said in an interview with Ippen.Media's Frankfurter Rundschau.
What's more, it is becoming increasingly well organized—even across national borders, according to extremism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler, director of the Counter Extremism Project in Berlin. “In the German milieu, we repeatedly observe close ties to right-wing extremist milieus abroad, particularly in Austria and Switzerland, but also in Eastern European countries,” Schindler said in an interview with Ippen.Media's Frankfurter Rundschau.
The Counter Extremism Project Presents
Marking International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the Counter Extremism Project's ARCHER at House 88 presents a landmark concert of music composed in ghettos and death camps, performed in defiance of resurgent antisemitism. Curated with world renowned composer, conductor, and musicologist Francesco Lotoro, the program restores classical, folk, and popular works, many written on scraps of paper or recalled from memory, to public consciousness. Featuring world and U.S. premieres from Lotoro's archive, this concert honors a repertoire that endured against unimaginable evil.