Directorate-General for Security and Defence Policy (German Federal Foreign Office)

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The Directorate-General for Security and Defence Policy of the German Federal Foreign Office is the central unit responsible for shaping and coordinating Germany’s foreign, security, and defence policy within the ministry and in international forums such as NATO and the EU.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf directorate-general
organizational unit of a ministry
cooperatesWith Federal Chancellery of Germany NERFINISHED
Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany NERFINISHED
Federal Ministry of the Interior and Community of Germany NERFINISHED
Permanent Delegation of Germany to NATO NERFINISHED
Permanent Representation of Germany to the European Union NERFINISHED
country Germany NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork EU Common Security and Defence Policy NERFINISHED
NATO policy
OSCE security policy
United Nations peace and security
arms control
civilian crisis management
crisis prevention
defence policy
disarmament
foreign policy
non-proliferation
security policy
stabilization
headquartersLocation Berlin
jurisdiction Federal Republic of Germany NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
German
location Berlin NERFINISHED
parentOrganization Federal Foreign Office of Germany NERFINISHED
participatesIn European Union security and defence policy coordination
NATO decision-making processes
OSCE security dialogues
United Nations peace and security fora
partOf Federal Foreign Office of Germany NERFINISHED
responsibleFor coordination of German contributions to EU Common Security and Defence Policy missions
coordination of German contributions to NATO missions and operations
coordination of German defence policy positions in international organizations
coordination of German foreign and security policy within the Federal Foreign Office
integration of security and defence aspects into German foreign policy
political steering of German positions in NATO
political steering of German positions in the European Union security and defence structures
strategic planning in security and defence policy
subsidiaryUnit Directorate for Arms Control, Disarmament and Non-Proliferation (German Federal Foreign Office) NERFINISHED
Directorate for Crisis Prevention, Stabilization and Post-Conflict Peacebuilding (German Federal Foreign Office) NERFINISHED
Directorate for International Cyber and Information Security Policy (German Federal Foreign Office) NERFINISHED
Directorate for Security Policy (German Federal Foreign Office) NERFINISHED
task coordination of interministerial security and defence policy processes
development of German positions on international security issues
representation of German security and defence policy in international negotiations
support of the Federal Foreign Minister in security and defence matters

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Political Directorate worksWith Directorate-General for Security and Defence Policy (German Federal Foreign Office)
subject surface form: Political Directorate (German Federal Foreign Office)