Online extremism is a growing issue affecting more kids in a world where social media addiction is prevalent and real-world connections are often replaced by online interactions, according to the Counter Extremism Project [CEP]. Dr. Hans-Jakob...

Israel's military assumes that there are up to 3,000 combat-ready members of Hamas in the city of Gaza. In total, the terrorist organization still has 16,000 to 18,000 fighters. "However, there is currently no longer any organized 'military'...

Terrorism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler, director of the Counter Extremisms Project (CEP) in Berlin, sees a worrying trend: "The willingness to use violence in the right-wing extremist scene is increasing significantly," he said in an interview with...

Germany maintains only limited economic relations with oil-rich Iraq – not least because of existing sanctions against Iran. However, many goods such as consumer goods and pharmaceuticals are unaffected, says Hans-Jakob Schindler of the Counter...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed about a German Islamist influencer on TikTok: “Former boxer Hanna Hansen promotes an ultra-conservative interpretation of Islam on social media and maintains contacts within the German Salafist...

Hans-Jakob Schindler, head of the Counter Extremism Project, agreed, saying this is "entirely possible", as many ships from the so-called "shadow fleet" regularly traverse the Baltic Sea. If this is the case, Schindler pointed out, it raises...

"This is not your average neo-Nazi group. They don't act suddenly. Their strategy is to grow, so when a leader they can support emerges, they can protect him," says Alexander Ritzmann. "That's why I call them a 'shadow militia'. Because they want to...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed: "Israel has carried out a strike targeting the leadership of Hamas in Qatar. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he ordered the strike. Qatar has condemned the incident as a...

Counter Extremism Project Senior Director, Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, interviewed: “Iran's announcement of its readiness to enter into a new nuclear agreement has sparked widespread debate about its true motives, ranging from an attempt to de-escalate...

However, it was not the last movement with neo-Nazi ideology that Robert Rundo would be behind. In 2016, at the age of 26, Rundo co-founded the Rise Above Movement (RAM), an organization that would become the precursor to Active Club. According to...