Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu has announced negotiations to release all hostages in the Gaza Strip—while simultaneously pushing ahead with plans to capture Gaza City. CEP's Senior Director and Middle East expert Dr Hans-Jakob Schindler explains...

Dr Hans-Jakob Schindler is interviewed on Newstime about the implications of the arrest of a Ukrainian suspect in the bombing of North Stream 2 pipeline in Italy.

Dr Han-Jakob Schindler is interviewed on DW TV about how Hezbollah's networks developed and operate in Germany (in Arabic).

Dr Hans-Jakob Schindler, Senior Director, CEP is interviewed on a left-wing extremist camp that is meeting in Frankfurt over the coming days. The camp brings together all the main players of left wing-extremist networks in Germany.

Eye on Extremism: August 21, 2025

The United Nations has called on everyone to listen, support, and act alongside victims of terrorism to build a more inclusive and peaceful future. This is as the world marks International Day of Remembrance and Tribute to the Victims of Terrorism...

Eye on Extremism: August 20, 2025

A massacre of Christians in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has spotlighted the growing threat of extremist groups operating across Central Africa. While such massacres are not new, extremist groups - some affiliated with ISIS - have been...

Eye on Extremism: August 19, 2025

Islamic State-backed rebels armed with machetes and hoes have killed at least 52 civilians in the Beni and Lubero areas of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in recent days, UN and local officials said. The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels...

Eye on Extremism: August 18, 2025

The life-threatening knife attack on a caregiver in a Paderborn youth psychiatric clinic happened during the brief absence of a guard. The attack by the 13-year-old teenager was carried out as a guard was leaving the kitchen, the Paderborn public...

In July 2025, the Counter Extremism Project , together with the Auschwitz Research Center, organized a webinar entitled: "Are we back in the 1990s? New neo-Nazi youth groups in Germany and Poland ." Experts highlighted the emergence of neo-Nazi youth...

An essay written by CEP Strategic Advisor Liam Duffy, part of a series of essays on defending free speech commissioned by Robin Simcox, the former Commissioner for Countering Extremism. This essay examines how the counter-extremism sector has...