Federal Security Council

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The Federal Security Council is a high-level German government body responsible for coordinating and overseeing national security and arms export policy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cabinet committee
government body
national security council
advises Federal Cabinet of Germany
authority can approve or deny sensitive arms export applications
chairedBy Federal Chancellor of Germany
classification high-level security body
confidentiality meets in secret
coordinatesWith Federal Foreign Office
linked to: Auswärtiges Amt

Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action
Federal Ministry of Defence
Federal Ministry of the Interior
country Germany
decisionScope export of military equipment
major arms export licenses
establishedInPeriod Cold War era
linked to: Cold War
jurisdiction Federal Republic of Germany
linked to: Germany
language German
legalBasis German Basic Law (Grundgesetz) provisions on federal government organization
meetingFrequency meets as needed
meetsIn Berlin
member Federal Chancellor of Germany
Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action of Germany
Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs of Germany
Federal Minister of Defence of Germany
Federal Minister of Finance of Germany
Federal Minister of Justice of Germany
Federal Minister of the Interior of Germany
Head of the Federal Chancellery
nativeName Bundessicherheitsrat
oversees implementation of German arms export guidelines
security-related aspects of foreign and defence policy
partOf Federal Government of Germany
policyArea arms export policy
defence policy
foreign policy
national security
purpose to coordinate German national security policy at the highest executive level
to ensure political control over arms exports
reportsTo Federal Cabinet of Germany
responsibility arms export approvals
arms export control
crisis management coordination
national security policy coordination
security policy strategy
transparency decisions are generally not public in detail

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BSR fullNameInEnglish Federal Security Council