Federal Security Council of Germany

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The Federal Security Council of Germany is a top-level government body that coordinates the country’s security and defense policy, including decisions on arms exports and crisis management.

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Bundessicherheitsrat 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cabinet committee
government body
abbreviation BSR
advises Chancellor of Germany
surface form: Federal Chancellor of Germany

Federal Government of Germany
surface form: Federal government of Germany
coordinatesPolicy defense policy of Germany
security policy of Germany
country Germany
decisionMakingPower approval of major arms exports
guidelines for arms export policy
formedAs cabinet committee for security issues
governmentBranch Federal Government of Germany
surface form: Federal government of Germany
handles crisis response at federal level
security implications of international conflicts
hasCharacteristic inter-ministerial coordination body
top-level security decision-making body
hasResponsibility arms export control
crisis management
national security strategy implementation
strategic security issues
isChairedBy Chancellor of Germany
surface form: Federal Chancellor of Germany
jurisdiction Germany
surface form: Federal Republic of Germany
language German
legalBasis Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany
surface form: German Basic Law

decisions of the Federal Cabinet of Germany
levelOfConfidentiality highly confidential
meetingType closed-door meetings
meetsAt Berlin
member Federal Minister for Economic Affairs of Germany
surface form: Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action of Germany

Minister of Defence
surface form: Federal Minister of Defence of Germany

Federal Minister of Finance of Germany
Federal Minister of Foreign Affairs of Germany
Federal Ministry of Justice of Germany
surface form: Federal Minister of Justice of Germany

Federal Minister of the Interior of Germany
Head of the Federal Chancellery of Germany
nativeName Federal Security Council of Germany self-linksurface differs
surface form: Bundessicherheitsrat
oversees export of dual-use goods in security-relevant cases
export of military equipment
policyArea defense
foreign and security policy
national security
relatedTo German arms export policy
German national security architecture
reportsTo German Federal Cabinet
surface form: Federal Cabinet of Germany
scope strategic security and defense matters
typeOfDecision binding for federal ministries in its remit

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Chancellor of Germany memberOf Federal Security Council of Germany
Federal Security Council of Germany nativeName Federal Security Council of Germany self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Bundessicherheitsrat