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"The recognition of Palestine is currently a purely political signal that will further isolate Israel politically," Hans-Jakob Schindler, Senior Director at the Berlin-based think tank Counter Extremism Project, told our editorial team. "The recognition of Palestine is currently also about the Palestinian Authority gaining full membership of the United Nations - beyond its current observer status." However, only the UN Security Council can make a final decision on this. A vote to this effect is likely to fail due to a veto by the USA.

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September 6, 2025
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Counter Extremism Project Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed regarding Russian GPS jamming operations in Europe. 

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September 1, 2025
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This has also affected the militia's financial basis in Lebanon, says security expert and terrorism researcher Hans Jakob Schindler. "Although these sources of income are of significant importance to the terrorist group, it is not facing financial collapse," says the head of the non-governmental organization Counter Extremism Project.  This is because the terrorist organization also receives support from abroad. Since it was founded in 1988, Hezbollah has benefited from financial and military support from Tehran and has expanded its international networks. Among other things, it engages in drug trafficking and money laundering for organized crime and collects donations worldwide despite sanctions. "This guarantees the group's financial survival, albeit most likely at a reduced size," says Schindler.

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September 1, 2025
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Russian drones are increasingly appearing over German military bases and the routes of arms transports to Ukraine. The media report systematic espionage. Germany is said to be inadequately prepared for the resulting dangers. In an interview with ZDFheute live, security and intelligence expert Hans-Jakob Schindler explains how Russia operates and what weaknesses German authorities have. Russia's espionage is about assessing and gradually destroying the fighting power of its opponents. The aim is "also to undermine cohesion within an opposing society, in this case Germany". To achieve this, Moscow relies on "misinformation and disinformation, propaganda, but also by spreading fear", explains Schindler.

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August 30, 2025
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Iran is trying to defend itself against possible upcoming UN sanctions. The move by Germany, France, and Great Britain to reinstate these sanctions within 30 days is illegal, according to Tehran. Iran expert [Counter Extremism Project Senior Director] Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler assesses the situation.
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August 29, 2025
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The Other Russia of E.V. Limonov is an unregistered party founded in 2010 by Eduard Limonov. According to the Counter Extremism Project, the party subscribes to National Bolshevism and promotes the occupation of territories inhabited by Russian speakers in post-Soviet countries. The group has also been sending fighters to fight against Ukraine since 2014.

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August 28, 2025
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The youth organization of the NPD successor party Die Heimat, Junge Nationalisten (JN), for example, relies on decentralized "Tiktok divisions" in addition to numerous newly founded so-called Revolte local groups, as a digital report by the Else-Frenkel-Brunswik-Institut (EFBI) in Leipzig noted. These groups "pursue a sophisticated social media strategy by using youth-oriented aesthetics such as bomber jackets, sneakers, combat boots or fashwave looks and combining topics such as migration with identity and self-valorization offers", writes Alexander Ritzmann from the Counter Extremism Project (CEP).

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August 28, 2025
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CEP Senior Advisor Edmund Fitton-Brown discusses Israel's response to the Houthis firing a new type of missile earlier this week.
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August 26, 2025
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Since 2020, Active Clubs have expanded rapidly across the United States, Canada and Europe, including the U.K.,a France, Sweden and Finland. Precise numbers are hard to verify, but the clubs appear to be spreading, according to The Counter Extremism Project, the Anti-Defamation League, the Southern Poverty Law Center and my own research.
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August 26, 2025
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CEP nonresident fellow Ari Heistein writes: Within the governing coalition and among right-wing commentators, continuous efforts are made to frame the relocation of Gaza’s population as both morally justified and strategically essential, as well as to devise expedited mechanisms for carrying this plan out. In our view, this approach is impractical and fraught with serious moral and strategic risks. It fosters dangerous illusions that divert attention from realistic, actionable strategies for advancing Israel’s long-term interests and strengthening its international standing.
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August 25, 2025
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