The Hunt: 2025 could see resurgence of global terrorism

By J.J. Green
November 20, 2024 | 5:41 PM

This year has been a transformative one for terrorist groups, proven by the fact there have been increasingly radical background actors discovered in Europe and the United States.

In this week’s episode of “The Hunt with WTOP national security correspondent JJ Green,” Hans Jakob Schindler, senior director at the Counter Extremism Project, says terrorist groups have been gradually increasing their capacity to launch attacks.

“We did see a massive spike there, partially because of the Middle East conflict, partially also because, as I always say, we decided no longer to fight terrorism there. So hence, we’re now fighting it (globally),” Schindler said.

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The Hunt: Suspected Russian attacks in Europe indicate Ukraine war is spreading

By J.J. Green
August 8, 2026 | 8:16 AM

This week, Russia launched one of its deadliest attacks on Kyiv in months using missiles and drones. At least 17 people were killed and more than 40 wounded, but 800 miles away in Germany, Russia is suspected of launching an attack on an airport, possibly expanding the war. On this episode of "The Hunt with WTOP National Security Correspondent J.J. Green," Dr. Hans-Jakob Schindler, senior director at the Counter Extremism Project, discusses what happened.

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