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...
After a trial that lasted more than two years, a German court found Nils D., also known as “Abu Ibrahim al-Almani,” guilty of murder in conjunction with war crimes against individuals and membership in a terrorist organization abroad. The German...
CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed regarding Germany’s defense against drones. [Starting at 16:24]
CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed on Hamas networks in Germany and Europe: “At the beginning of October, three suspected Hamas terrorists were arrested in Berlin, accused by the Federal Prosecutor General of planning an attack. Now explosive details are coming to light: the warning apparently came from the Israeli secret service Mossad. German authorities then spent months tailing the suspects, observing them and tapping their phones. Finally, they were able to arrest several men and seize firearms. Possibly just in time, as our reconstruction shows.”
(Berlin, Germany) — Counter Extremism Project is delighted that Dr Hans-Jakob Schindler has been appointed to the reformed Task Force for the Prevention and Combat of Islamist Extremism in Germany. His extensive expertise in terrorism finance...
Presentation: Iva Mrvovà
Reporter and Researcher
On November 18, 2025, CEP hosted a webinar where Sofia Koller, Senior Research Analyst at CEP Germany, and Iva Mrvová, reporter and researcher with extensive field experience in Northeastern Syria, presented key insights from their policy paper, "A Lawless Space – Alleged ISIS-affiliated Men and Boys from Germany detained in Northeastern Syria."
This CEP policy paper serves as a starting point for a discussion on the current situation of foreign men and boys detained in Northeastern Syria, the importance of safeguarding human rights while countering terrorism, and ways forward in view of the current security and political situation in Syria.
Access the paper here: https://counterextre.me/ALawlessSpace
Presentation: Sofia Koller
Senior Research Analyst, CEP
On November 18, 2025, CEP hosted a webinar where Sofia Koller, Senior Research Analyst at CEP Germany, and Iva Mrvová, reporter and researcher with extensive field experience in Northeastern Syria, presented key insights from their policy paper, "A Lawless Space – Alleged ISIS-affiliated Men and Boys from Germany detained in Northeastern Syria."
This CEP policy paper serves as a starting point for a discussion on the current situation of foreign men and boys detained in Northeastern Syria, the importance of safeguarding human rights while countering terrorism, and ways forward in view of the current security and political situation in Syria.
Access the paper here: https://counterextre.me/ALawlessSpace
Radicalization via social networks is not an isolated incident, says terrorism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler of the Counter Extremism Project research organization. He demands that platform operators cooperate more closely with the authorities.
On Saturday, a Syrian suspected of terrorism was arrested in the Berlin district of Neukölln. The 22-year-old is now in custody. The charges: “Preparation of a serious act of violence endangering the state and the dissemination of propaganda material from unconstitutional and terrorist organizations.” How? Through social media. “There is hardly a terrorist attack in which social media does not play a significant role,” terrorism expert [CEP Senior Director] Dr. Hans Jakob Karl Schindler told Euronews.
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