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Wednesday, Sep 25, 2024

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 Diversion of Humanitarian Assistance in Yemen,” and how its analysis of aid delivery in Yemen compares with forthcoming reports of aid diversion in Afghanistan and Somalia. The discussion examines which actors in these countries are disrupting and diverting aid delivery, how they do so, and why the problem remains poorly documented.

Speakers consider what donor countries ought to do in order to address this ubiquitous and insidious problem, and what steps might be taken if the issues at hand cannot be resolved.

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Wednesday, Sep 25, 2024

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 Diversion of Humanitarian Assistance in Yemen,” and how its analysis of aid delivery in Yemen compares with forthcoming reports of aid diversion in Afghanistan and Somalia. The discussion examines which actors in these countries are disrupting and diverting aid delivery, how they do so, and why the problem remains poorly documented.

Speakers consider what donor countries ought to do in order to address this ubiquitous and insidious problem, and what steps might be taken if the issues at hand cannot be resolved.

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"Lynne is joined by Hans-Jakob Schindler, Co-Director of the Counter Extremism Project. He began tracking and observing Al Qaeda and the Taliban before most people even knew they existed. And now that they’re back, he points out that it’s the same individuals with the same ideology and the same intentions. He's seen and heard it all before, and he doesn’t pull his punches."

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August 5, 2024
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“Lynne is joined by Hans-Jakob Schindler, Co-Director of the Counter Extremism Project. He began tracking and observing Al Qaeda and the Taliban before most people even knew they existed. And now that they’re back, he points out that it’s the same individuals with the same ideology and the same intentions. He's seen and heard it all before, and he doesn’t pull his punches.”

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August 5, 2024
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"The UN Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team has released its latest report on Afghanistan and the myriad of jihadist activity therein. To discuss, Bill is joined by former director of this team at the UN and longtime friend of the show Edmund Fitton-Brown. Edmund is now a senior advisor to the Counter Extremism Project and previously served as the UK’s ambassador to Yemen."

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July 18, 2024
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"Edmund Fitton-Brown, a former British diplomat and now a senior adviser to the Counter Extremism Project, a nonprofit organization, said he was skeptical that the Taliban could be a reliable partner that would help the West prevent terrorist attacks by ISIS-K."

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July 3, 2024
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"On June 23, 19 people were killed and many others were wounded in a terror attack in Dagestan, in Russia.

In this week’s edition of “The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent JJ Green,” Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director of the Counter Extremism Project, says the Taliban may be culpable."

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June 26, 2024
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"However, experts warn against taking this approach as an example: "The Taliban are always very willing to accept advance payments, but if they offer something in return, things get very complicated," Hans-Jakob Schindler from the International Centre for Counter-Terrorism (ICCT) in The Hague told Deutsche Welle. And German Afghanistan expert Thomas Ruttig also suspects in an interview with the broadcaster that "a kind of salami tactic" would appeal to the Taliban."

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June 12, 2024
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"Hans-Jakob Schindler, a Middle East expert at Counter Extremism Project (CEP), believes Russia's Foreign Ministry might be expecting something in return for delisting the Taliban as a terrorist group. But that might be easier said than done."

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June 6, 2024
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"Hans-Jakob Schindler, an expert on the Middle East at the international organization "Counter Extremism Project" (CEP), says that although he is not familiar with the internal decision-making processes of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, it can be assumed that Russia expects some form of quid pro quo for the offer to remove the Taliban from its terrorist list."

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June 6, 2024
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Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.

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On October 7, 2023, Hamas invaded southern Israel where, in the space of eight hours, hundreds of armed terrorists perpetrated mass crimes of brutality, rape, and torture against men, women and children. In the biggest attack on Jewish life in a single day since the Holocaust, 1,200 were killed, and 251 were taken hostage into Gaza—where 101 remain. One year on, antisemitic incidents have increased by record numbers. 

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