Experts analyze authorities' miscalculations in Berlin CSD Islamist attack

Politico · first seen 16.08.2026

Extremism expert Gülden Hennemann and host Rixa Fürsen discuss how a known threat managed to carry out an Islamist attack at the Berlin CSD and warn against superficial disassociations.

Gülden Hennemann warns that mere disassociations from extremism are insufficient in evaluating threats.
Analysis focuses on potential miscalculations by authorities regarding a known threat involved in the Berlin CSD attack.

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