"'... Hans-Jakob Schindler, for example, a terrorism expert from the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), sees three groups as possible suspects: Russian or Russian-backed actors, radical Islamists or left-wing extremists. He considers one suspicion to be particularly likely: 'The first thing I would check is whether it was a Russian or Russian-backed attack attempt or whether it was at least Russian-initiated,' said Schindler in an interview with IPPEN.MEDIA. There is much to support this theory. Germany has been the focus of Russian attackers since 2022 at the latest, if not since the Minsk Agreement in 2015. And the NATO base in Geilenkirchen in particular plays a special role in the context of the Ukraine war: AWACS aircraft are stationed there, which can be used to observe movements on NATO's eastern flank.'"

"The war in Ukraine is not going according to Russia's interests , and Putin's regime is becoming increasingly desperate. Just think of the suspected Russian murder plot against Rheinmetall boss Armin Papperger that was recently uncovered. […] Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler , 51, is Senior Director at the Counter Extremism Project (CEP). This non-partisan, international organization aims to counter extremist ideologies and strengthen pluralist-democratic forces."

"The war in Ukraine is not going according to Russia's interests , and Putin's regime is becoming increasingly desperate. Just think of the suspected Russian murder plot against Rheinmetall boss Armin Papperger that was recently uncovered. […] Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler , 51, is Senior Director at the Counter Extremism Project (CEP). This non-partisan, international organization aims to counter extremist ideologies and strengthen pluralist-democratic forces."

"Hans-Jakob Schindler is director of the Counter Extremism Project. In an interview with ntv, the extremism expert looks at the recently announced ban on the Islamic Center Hamburg and explains why such a process often takes a long time."

"Terrorism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler from the Counter Extremism Project considers the initiative to be fundamentally understandable: "If a person in Germany only has temporary residence status and makes such statements online, it cannot be expected that this will be accepted without consequence and that the general public will have to bear the risk that this person potentially represents," he said in an interview with IPPEN.MEDIA."

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed for story on the ISIS threat in Germany during the European Football 2024 UEFA European Football Championship.

"“Berlin – Visually, the poster is reminiscent of pixelated 3D shooting games from the 90s: A man in camouflage clothing and with a machine gun stands in a stylized football stadium. Above it in broken English is the sentence: "Score the last goal" - and three possible targets: Berlin, Dortmund and Munich . The message of this and numerous other images in the radical Islamist propaganda magazine Stimme von Khorasan is nothing less than a call for terrorist attacks during the 2024 European Championships in Germany. […] "IS wants to exploit Moscow's momentum," believes terrorism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler from the Counter Extremism Project (CEP). At the end of March, more than 130 people were killed in a terrorist attack on an event center near Moscow . Immediately after the attack, IS released a long speech as an audio recording. The message: Europe is the next target. "They want to show that they are active and are now putting it into action," explains Schindler.”

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed: "Tragic events with a connection to the European Championship - but no cause for concern for terrorism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler. "The incidents are within the range of what was to be expected," he emphasizes. Such acts are difficult to prevent."

"Today's guest on the "Alles Muss Raus" podcast is Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler from the Counter Extremism Project. Together with his colleagues, he pursues the goal of countering threats from extremist ideologies. In today's interview, Thilo wants to know from him how Germany has prepared for possible attacks. Should people be worried when they go to a soccer stadium or should they even stay at home? Is it possible to enjoy this year's European Championship in your own country? Dr. Schindler gives the all-clear - according to the expert, the European Championship is very well protected against possible attacks. The police and security apparatus have been preparing for possible dangers for months. Nevertheless, Thilo has an oppressive feeling. Could people want to imitate the Mannheim attacker? How safe are other major events, such as the Fusion Festival, which Thilo will be attending again this year? He also wonders how to prepare for an attack if the worst comes to the worst. How do civilians recognize terror?"

“Footage has now come through of the moment police confronted an attacker at the Euro 2024 Championship earlier this afternoon. The clip shows the individual, dressed in black, holding an axe in one hand and what appears to be a Molotov cocktail in the other. The individual shouts at officers deployed in Hamburg’s Reppenbahm district before he is doused in pepper spray. Turning away from the spray, the attacker then heads off down the street in the opposite direction. […] Experts have recently said how the championship has presented an exceptionally ‘complex security challenge’ as authorities seek to monitor and contain a wide variety of different threats. Dr Hans-Jakob Schindler has identified terrorism, hooliganism and far-right violence as some of the most pressing concerns at present.”