Name of the organization
The Joint Terrorism Response Center / Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution
Operational context
National
The Joint Terrorism Response Center, established at the end of 2004 in Berlin, is not a separate authority but a joint cooperation and communication platform of 40 national authorities in the field of internal security.
Main contacts
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Website
Contact person
Legal representative
Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution
Mission
Combating terrorism through the cooperation of different intelligence and police actors - supplemented by flanking measures in the field of aliens law as well as a long-term effective coordination of preventive and repressive needs (holistic approach).
The strengthening of inter-agency cooperation and the intensification of cooperation with representatives of law enforcement also create a culture of trust which is indispensable for the early identification and defense of dangers.
A key element of the success of the GTAZ is the cooperation between intelligence and police institutions and actors. A prerequisite for their co-operation under one roof was the establishment of two separate pillars, namely in the form of the intelligence services and the police information and analysis center (NIAS and PIAS).
Interventions
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Current case studies, preparation of hazard prognoses, medium- and long-term analyzes in different working groups (Arbeitsgruppen: AG):
AG Daily review
AG Hazard assessment
AG Operational information exchange
AG "Cases / analyzes on Islamic terrorism"
AG Islamist-terrorist personal potential
AG Deradicalization
AG Transnational Aspects
AG Statutory Accompanying Measures
Intelligence Board (NIAS only)