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CEP Senior Advisor Ian Acheson: "I was asked by the shadow justice secretary to undertake a rapid review of the current threat to prison officers in general and those maimed by terrorists in particular. I was given no terms of reference, no steer and no interference at all in my full analysis which will be published online this afternoon. Jenrick is a politician for a party I used to be part of. Notwithstanding the politics, I believe him to be sincere in his concern about public servants who are closer to being murdered on duty by fanatics than at any time in the last 25 years."

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June 2, 2025
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At first glance, such groups give the impression that they organize primarily through social networks, says Alexander Ritzmann, head of the right-wing extremism department at the Counter Extremism Project and FDP interior affairs expert until 2006. But that is often not the case.

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May 31, 2025
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According to terrorism expert for the Counter Extremism Project, Riza Kumar, Mr. Kony was nearly captured by Russian mercenaries in the Central African Republic before reportedly fleeing towards Sudan in April last year. “Kony presumably remains at large around Kafia Kingi, the border area between Sudan and South Sudan,” she tells the Sun.

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May 31, 2025
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The globally renowned Counter Extremism Project has recently reported that “within the past few decades, several hundred Canadian civilians have been killed or injured in incidents related to violent extremism,” and that, in spite of the glib posturing and “apparent policy shifts in the Trudeau government, Canada has historically viewed violent Islamist extremism as one of the leading threats to its national security.”

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May 29, 2025
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A British man was arrested this week for plowing his car into a massive crowd in Liverpool, following a victory parade for the city’s soccer team. He was charged with driving under the influence of drugs and attempted murder.

At least 80 people were wounded in the incident, officials said.

In this week’s episode of “The Hunt with WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green, Dr. Hans Jakob Schindler, the senior director at the Counter Extremism Project, said the incident highlights glaring security failures.

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May 28, 2025
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CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Scindler interviewed: "Syria remains a dangerous refuge for Islamist fighters – despite shifts in power, the HTS militia controls large areas, radical foreigners continue to incite hatred online, recruit for jihad, and could also threaten Europe."

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May 28, 2025
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Sinwar was born in the Khan Younis refugee camp in 1975 and was first arrested for militant activities as a teenager. He became the leader of Hamas’ Khan Younis brigade and is said to have played a key role in the Hamas operation that captured Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit in 2006, according to the Counter Extremism Project, and in insisting on his brother’s release from an Israeli prison in return for Shalit’s freedom.
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May 28, 2025
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The EU and the US also want to end sanctions against Syria. Germany also plans to deport Islamist threats there. Hans-Jakob Schindler of the international research organization Counter Extremism Project urges caution and warns that we should first observe whether interim President al-Sharaa actually implements his moderate course. "This is a very significant vote of confidence in a person in Syria – Mr. al-Sharaa, who announces he will do something that, however, does not correspond to the ideological orientation of his own people, which has been expressed and repeated for years."

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May 27, 2025
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CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed: “Pressure is mounting at the Federal Foreign Office: According to Der Spiegel, internal files show that the humanitarian admission program for Afghans following the Taliban's takeover was fraught with serious mishaps and abuse. Security authorities and diplomats warn of a "highly questionable visa program" and a "significantly increased risk of abuse."”

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May 27, 2025
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A new generation of neo-Nazis is being recruited via social media. Political scientist [CEP Senior Advisor] Alexander Ritzmann explains the background.

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May 27, 2025
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