left-wing extremism
Europe’s Violent Extreme Left — Part 3: The Transnational Dimension
This article is part three of a series on left-wing political violence in Europe and provides an illustrative overview of how violent left-wing extremists operate across borders. Parts one and two examined the rise in violent left-wing offenses and...
Europe’s Violent Extreme Left — Part 2: Germany’s Current Violent Extreme-Left Threat Landscape
This article is part 2 in a series examining the contemporary state of left-wing political violence in Europe. Part 1 discussed the 42.7% increase in police-recorded violent left-wing offenses in Germany in 2025. This article uses a different lens...
Europe’s Violent Extreme Left — Part 1: The Rise of Left-Wing Violence in Germany
This article opens a series examining the contemporary state of left-wing political violence in Europe. The series uses “left-wing political violence” as a conduct-based comparative category. National authorities classify such conduct differently: as...
CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schinler quoted about Vulkangruppe and left-wing extremism in Germany.
The founding of an AfD youth organization in Giessen has put the region on high alert. 50,000 demonstrators, some of whom are prepared to use violence, are expected. “Violence is legitimized in left-wing circles,” explains security expert [CEP Senior Director] Hans-Jakob Schindler.
Left-wing extremist groups are calling for massive protests in Giessen against the founding of an AfD youth organization. “The left-wing extremist milieu has enormous mobilization potential,” says security expert Hans-Jakob Schindler, [CEP Senior Director].
The Middle East conflict has radicalized many people in Islamist and left-wing extremist circles, [CEP Senior Director] Hans-Jakob Schindler said on NDR Info.
Redneck Revolt is a gun club described by the Counter Extremism Project as a "far-left group" that "stands against capitalism and the concept of the nation-state, including its symbols such as police, prisons and courts."
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