Al-Qaeda’s Brazen Attacks in Mali’s Capital Bamako

At dawn September 17, 2024, the Malian capital of Bamako witnessed one of the most brazen terrorist attacks seen in recent years. Armed gunmen first stormed a barracks of the gendarmerie in the south of the capital and subsequently attacked the...

Is Aid Diversion a Major Problem in Yemen, Afghanistan and Somalia? | Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler

Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler Senior Director, Counter Extremism Project (CEP) On September 25, 2024, CEP hosted a webinar to discuss the problem of aid diversion in Yemen, Afghanistan and Somalia. Speakers considers CEP’s previous report, “ Houthi...

Is Aid Diversion a Major Problem in Yemen, Afghanistan and Somalia? | Edmund Fitton-Brown

Amb. Edmund Fitton-Brown Senior Advisor, Counter Extremism Project (CEP) On September 25, 2024, CEP hosted a webinar to discuss the problem of aid diversion in Yemen, Afghanistan and Somalia. Speakers considers CEP’s previous report, “ Houthi...

Is Aid Diversion a Major Problem in Yemen, Afghanistan and Somalia? | Ari Heistein

Ari Heistein Non-Resident Fellow, Counter Extremism Project (CEP) On September 25, 2024, CEP hosted a webinar to discuss the problem of aid diversion in Yemen, Afghanistan and Somalia. Speakers considers CEP’s previous report, “ Houthi Diversion of...

CEP Senior Advisor Edmund Fitton-Brown: "Edmund Fitton-Brown, Senior Advisor to the Counter Extremism Project and former Ambassador of the UK to Yemen, told MailOnline early Wednesday that the claims are 'very concerning if true' and appear 'credible...

“…Previously, the French anti-jihadist force Barkhane, the UN mission MINUSMA and European forces contained the threat in the North, Hans-Jakob Schindler, director of the think tank Counter-Extremism Project (CEP), explained to AFP. But Bamako asked...

CEP Senior Advisor Edmund Fitton-Brown: "In my first analysis and opinion piece on the so-called Axis of Resistance, I set the scene by describing Iran’s 45-year trajectory from the Khomeini revolution to its current challenge to the West and the...

CEP Senior Advisor Ian Acheson writes: "What should we do about our national crisis of confidence? In every sense, confidence and trust in our institutions and national infrastructure is tanking. Let me count the ways. Tomorrow, I plan to go to...

“Hans Jakob-Schindler, senior director at the Counter Extremism Project, discusses the situation in Lebanon and the growing fears of an all-out war.”

“…Almost all members of the military chain of command around Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah have been killed. Security expert Hans-Jakob Schindler sees this as a particular problem for the Shiite militia: "If this Israeli campaign continues, it...