The Hunt: Beheading in France is warning for Americans as online election-related threats spread

By J.J. Green
October 22, 2020 | 11:33 AM

A school teacher was recently beheaded in France after showing caricatures of the Muslim Prophet Muhammad.

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, explains what happened and says Americans should take heed as online election threats ramp up.

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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