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.

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."

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."

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."”

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

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans Jakob-Schindler quoted: “The constitution includes measures to intervene in the activities of radical parties, because Germany has dark memories of the Nazi era, when the far-right rose to power in democratic elections. In Germany, it is known that the end of democracy does not require civil war. Democracy can be weakened, and it can also be driven down by democracy's own tools, says Schindler.”

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed about the wave of terror attacks in Germany and young perpetrators.

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed about extremism in Germany and the possibility of banning extremist parties. “Our correspondent found out what Germans think about the possible ban on the AfD party.”

Terrorism expert Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler [CEP Senior Director] describes the Solingen terrorist attack as a "classic IS attack scenario." A considerable number of ideological extremists have carried out attacks over the past year—Schindler assesses the danger as "quite high."