Neo-Nazis with weapons caches in Austria - how big is the threat? [Podcast »Inside Austria«]

December 2020: During house searches in Lower Austria, dozens of fully and semi-automatic weapons are seized - and around 100,000 rounds of ammunition.

At the center of the suspects: neo-Nazi Peter Binder, who has been convicted several times.

It is one of the largest weapons finds in Austria to date, but by no means an isolated case.

Since the summer of 2019 alone, 20 such camps have been excavated.

Politicians are alarmed.

Is a far-right militia arming itself?

Has the danger been massively underestimated over the years?

In this episode of »Inside Austria« we talk about the threat posed by heavily armed neo-Nazis and how the networks extend beyond Austria and Germany.

We want to find out why authorities often lack clout in the fight against militant right-wing extremists.

In the weekly podcast “Inside Austria”, SPIEGEL and “STANDARD” look together at the big and small scandals in Austria.

Together with journalists from both editorial offices, we reconstruct cases and events that move the country.

We look into political abysses, follow the investigations into the Causa Kurz and his ÖVP.

And inform about an important Austrian topic of the week.

You can also find an overview of all current developments and new revelations in the Kurz affair in our new weekly newsletter »Inside Austria«.