CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed: "...in 2020, my organization, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), conducted research into MB networks in a range of countries in Central and Eastern Europe (see here, here, and here). This...

CEP Webinar: A New Momentum – The Repatriation And Prosecution Of Alleged European ISIS Affiliates From Northeast Syria In 2022

On November 1, 2022, 31-year-old German Zuhal A. and her four children arrived at an airport near Frankfurt, returned from a Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF)-managed camp in Northeast Syria. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs...

ICYMI: CEP Launches The 4R Network

On November 16, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) publicly launched the Radicalization, Rehabilitation, Reintegration, and Recidivism (4R) Network, with a web event featuring CEP leadership and international experts in a conversation moderated by...

Travel Warnings Issued Ahead Of FIFA World Cup In Qatar

The governments of Israel, Germany, Norway, and France each issued stern safety and data security warnings and recommendations last week to citizens traveling to Qatar for the FIFA World Cup tournament, which began on Sunday. Israel, which has no...

"I learned a lot from Hans-Jakob Schindler, who is senior director of a formidable think tank on European domestic extremism, the Counter-Extremism Project..."

"Hans-Jakob Schindler, of New York-based think tank the Counter Extremism Project told Metro.co.uk that a large-scale attack is unlikely due to the coordinated security approach... ‘But as far as a big, headline-making attack goes, the risk is very...

Extremist Content Online: TamTam Edition

The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to spread propaganda, recruit followers, and incite violence on popular social media platforms in order to hold companies accountable for failures to prevent the...

“However it is unlikely that the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan will have any visible presence in the Gulf state during the World Cup. Hans-Jakob Schindler, director at the Counter Extremism Project, a New York-based think tank, told Metro.co.uk that...

4RNetwork Launch Summary Video | November 16, 2022

On November 16, 2022, the Counter Extremism Project (CEP) publicly launched the Radicalization, Rehabilitation, Reintegration, and Recidivism (4R) Network, with a web event featuring CEP leadership and international experts in a conversation...

Turkish Minister Accuses Kurdish Militia For Deadly Istanbul Bombing, PKK Denies Involvement

Earlier this week, Turkey experienced its deadliest bombing in over five years when an explosion in Istanbul killed six people and injured at least 81 others. No group has yet to claim responsibility for the explosion. However, Turkey’s Interior...