On December 7, 2022, CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler was interviewed for the top news story on BBC World Service's Newshour: "German authorities say they were preparing to overthrow the government. The plotters include members of the so-called 'Reichsburger' movement, which rejects the legitimacy of the modern German state, and conspiracy theorists who subscribe to Q'Anon ideology."
"More than two dozen people were arrested in a massive raid that spanned 130 locations across Germany. Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, Sr. Director of the Counter Extremism Project explains what happened."
CEP research cited extensively throughout: "In recent years, individuals with origins or backgrounds in Finland, Germany, Armenia, Estonia, Greece, Italy, Iran, Norway, Russia, Spain, and the US have figured in NRM circles in Sweden, some as visitors, some as residents who support or participate in NRM activity."
In a sample of content located on Meta-owned Instagram on November 8, CEP located 10 accounts that posted a variety of pro-ISIS content including clips and photos from official ISIS videos and pro-ISIS posts. In addition, 10 extreme right accounts...
"On 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, discusses the link between the Buffalo, New York, shooting and the Christchurch, New Zealand, terror attack."
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) reports weekly on the methods used by extremists to exploit the Internet and social media platforms to recruit followers and incite violence. The video made by the perpetrator of the Buffalo racist massacre and his...
CEP Senior Director Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler interviewed.
CEP Senior Advisor Alexander Ritzmann interviewed: "Im Ukraine-Krieg kämpfen auch rechtsextreme Söldnergruppen. "Es ist davon auszugehen, dass es im ukrainischen Militär Rechtsextreme gibt", sagt Alexander Ritzmann vom Counter Extremism Project und erklärt die Entstehung und Funktion des ukrainischen Asow-Regiments."
The Counter Extremism Project (CEP) today published a new policy brief, Foreign Fighters in the 2022 Russia-Ukraine War: An Initial Assessment of Extremist Volunteers. The brief provides a risk assessment of the potential threats posed by violence...
CEP Book Discussion on 'Fighting the Last War: Confusion, Partisanship and Alarmism in the Literature on the Radical Right' with Jeffrey M Bale and Tamir Bar-On', moderated by Liam Duffy, CEP Adviser.
Extremists: Their Words. Their Actions.
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On May 8, 2019, Taliban insurgents detonated an explosive-laden vehicle and then broke into American NGO Counterpart International’s offices in Kabul. At least seven people were killed and 24 were injured.
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