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Extremism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler says, while the perpetrator of the German Christmas market attack had been uniquely radicalised, they have been becoming more common since COVID-19.

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März 31, 2025

CEP Senior Advisor Ian Acheson writes: "All is not well inside the last Hermit kingdom in public service. I’m referring to His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS), a closed and secretive fiefdom that has acquired a reputation for security...

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März 31, 2025

CEP Senior Advisor Ian Acheson writes: "At the end of last week, the Ministry of Justice — so often a stranger to public scrutiny — released a glossy, self-congratulatory 20-minute video celebrating the construction and delivery of HMP Millsike, a...

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März 27, 2025

Cryptocurrencies have helped the group invest its money while bypassing international financial sanctions, according to a report by the Counter Extremism Project. To combat those efforts. "Hamas was an early adopter of fundraising in crypto starting...

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März 27, 2025

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has ignited controversy after revealing a previously unnoticed tattoo on his right forearm that reads "كافر" (kafir) in Arabic—a word that translates to "infidel" or "nonbeliever." "Extremist recruiters and...

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März 26, 2025

Terrorism expert Hans-Jakob Schindler of the international nonprofit research organization Counter Extremism Project considers it extremely unlikely that US authorities failed to notice that the server was located in the United States. He suspects...

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März 25, 2025

CEP Non-Resident Fellow Ari Heistein writes: "Recent reports from the U.S. intelligence community and other sources indicate that Houthi activity along the Horn of Africa is increasing. The northeastern tip of the African continent has long been a...

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März 25, 2025

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed: After nearly 18 months of war in Gaza, Israel's aim of destroying Hamas, the militant Islamist organization, is still unfulfilled. In recent days, the Israeli military has killed more Hamas...

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März 25, 2025

Witkowski is, among others, a journalist, deputy director at the Gabriel Narutowicz Institute of Political Thought and assistant professor at Collegium Civitas. He collaborates with the think tanks Counter Extremism Project and International Centre...

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März 21, 2025

"The villa was bought by the American NGO Counter Extremism Project (CEP), which works worldwide against all forms of extremism, hatred and racism. "We are definitely not going to turn it into a museum," says CEP director Hans-Jakob Schindler. The...

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On April 3, 2017, the day Vladimir Putin was due to visit the city, a suicide bombing was carried out in the St. Petersburg metro, killing 15 people and injuring 64. An al-Qaeda affiliate, Imam Shamil Battalion, claimed responsibility. 

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