CEP Analysis: Al-Qaeda’s Next Leader

The death of Ayman al-Zawahiri this week has left a temporary void in the leadership of al-Qaeda, but contenders are emerging as likely successors according to Counter Extremism Project (CEP) Senior Director and former Coordinator of the United...

"Former UN terrorism expert Hans Jacob Schindler, director of the Counter Extremism Project, issued a warning to nations to remain vigilant. 'Zawahiri’s death is a significant counter-terrorism success, but it should not be cause for anyone to let...

"'He accepted major new players in the Al-Qaeda network,' said Hans-Jakob Schindler, director of the NGO Counter-Extremism Project and a former UN advisor. 'So it is a blow to Al-Qaeda,' he said. But 'it's not going to stop anything' planned by Al...

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed: "Succédant en 2011 à Oussama ben Laden tué dans un raid américain au Pakistan, il a joué un rôle moteur dans le processus de décentralisation qui a permis à Al-Qaïda de survivre aux épreuves...

CEP Senior Advisor Ian Acheson quoted: "The assassination of Ayman al-Zawahiri is a settling of accounts for the US, who brought ultimate justice to one of the reputed architects of 9/11. It also partly vindicates President Joe Biden’s promise that...

"'He accepted major new players in the al-Qaida network,' Hans-Jakob Schindler, director of the nongovernmental organization (NGO) Counter-Extremism Project and a former U.N. adviser was quoted as saying by Agence France-Presse (AFP)."

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler: "Succédant en 2011 à Oussama ben Laden tué dans un raid américain au Pakistan, il a joué un rôle moteur dans le processus de décentralisation qui a permis à Al-Qaïda de survivre aux épreuves, indique Hans...

"These include the Al-Shabaab who still control a large chunk of rural Somalia, the JNIM active in West Africa -- in particular Mali, and the Al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) branch. 'He accepted major new players in the Al-Qaeda network,'...

"Jugó un papel clave en el proceso de descentralización que permitió a Al Qaida sobrevivir, indica a la AFP Hans-Jakob Schindler, director de la ONG Counter-Extremism Project (CEP) y antiguo experto de Naciones Unidas sobre el yihadismo."

CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler quoted: "These include al-Shabaab, which still controls much of rural Somalia, the JNIM active in West Africa – particularly Mali – and the Indian subcontinent branch of al-Qaeda (AQIS). 'He accepted...