National Security Council (Germany): Difference between revisions

Germany’s ”’National Security Council”’ (German: ”Nationaler Sicherheitsrat”) is a committee of the [[Bundeskabinett]] with the task to make better use of information on security issues collected by various agencies of the German government and to prepare decisions on security related matters. The National Security Council will also take over responsibilities in the field of arms export controls from the [[Federal Security Council (Germany)|Federal Security Council]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.euractiv.com/news/germany-to-streamline-security-policy-decisions-with-new-national-security-council/|title=Germany creates National Security Council in historic first &#124; Euractiv}}</ref> The National Security Council was created in August 2025.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-en/news/cabinet-security-council-2381754|title=In the Federal Cabinet: National Security Council &#124; Federal Government|date=August 27, 2025|website=Website of the Federal Government &#124; Bundesregierung}}</ref> The creation of the council was a major campaign pledge by [[Friedrich Merz]] in the run up to the general election of February 2025. It is also a reaction to the perception that decision making within Germany’s foreign an defense policy institutions is often sluggish and suffers from a lack of coordination between relevant ministries and agencies.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dw.com/en/germany-to-create-national-security-council/a-73645238|title=Germany to create national security council – DW – 08/16/2025|website=dw.com}}</ref>