The most intriguing presentation of Thursday evening was reserved for Hans-Jakob Schindler. The security expert was addressed directly by Illner, who directed her hands at him, subtly gesturing with them to resemble pistols. Schindler, in any case, presented himself as a cool observer: the current regime must go, not least because it would exact incredible revenge on the Iranians if it remained in power.

CEP senior research analyst Josh Lipowsky told the Jewish Standard: “Over the past week or two we have seen a significant blow to the Iranian influence on the region,” Mr. Lipowsky said. “Look at Lebanon. The Lebanese prime minister, Nawaf Salam, declared last week that all of Hezbollah’s military activity was illegal. A few days after that, he called for the arrest of all IRCG officers operating in Lebanon.” The IRCG is the Iranian Islamic Military Guard. “These are steps that would have been unthinkable just last year.”

Hans-Jakob Schindler, Middle East and terrorism expert, director of the Counter-Extremism Project (CEP) think tank, speaks on possible outcomes of the war.

Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director at the Counter Extremism Project, warned of new radicalisation fuelled by the Iran war. "Both online and offline, we are seeing further radicalisation across the entire spectrum of violent Islamist extremism," he said.

What has changed within just a few days? What networks does the regime have in Germany? How are supporters being mobilized? How prepared are the German security authorities for possible actions? Alica Jung discusses these issues with Marc Henrichmann, CDU, Chairman of the Parliamentary Control Panel, Hans-Jakob Schindler, terrorism and Middle East expert [and CEP Senior Director], and ZDF correspondent Elmar Theveßen in Washington. 

While formally a U.S. ally, Qatari’s ruling elite shelters and bankrolls Islamist movements including Hamas, Taliban elements, al‑Qaeda affiliates, and Muslim Brotherhood networks, making Doha one of the world’s key state enablers of jihadist terrorism, according to the Counter Extremism Project think tank.

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler discusses Iranian hybrid warfare in the current war.

Iran is relying on hybrid warfare and decentralized military structures in its war against Israel and the US. A peaceful transition seems impossible, says Hans-Jakob Schindler, Middle East expert [and CEP Senior Director], on WELT TV.

In Germany, the debate is increasingly framed through the lens of hybrid tactics. Hans-Jakob Schindler, Senior Director of the Counter Extremism Project, said: “It’s clear that the defense strategy of the Islamic regime in Iran really is hybrid warfare. ” He added that the idea Tehran could try to “increase the economic and political costs of military confrontation globally by using terror attacks as they had a history in the past of doing” is “definitely something that is very clear. ”

Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Senior Research Analyst Sofia Koller discusses the foreign terrorist fighter situation and camps in Syria and Iraq. [Starting at 06:29]