If Germany,The S Planned National Security Council (NSR) already exists, Chancellor Frederick Merz Wood has not made the only goal of criticizing the delivery of Halaman weapons for Israel on the situation in Gaza.
A security and defense expert from the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP) said, “The decision may have been made with better preparations and the bee in the vote will be smooth.”
“The return of German forces from Afghanistan probably will not be so chaotic to bees as it would have planned a bee and will be decided in the earlier stage.”
Why is Germany setting up NSR?
Some 60 countries worldwide have security committees to be established in Germany.
Unlike the US or France, however, this German Council will not be able to take security decisions unilaterally.
Nevertheless, it wants to empower the German government to act more decisively in time of crisis.
The agreement to set up NSR between the conservatives (CDU/CSU) and Social Democrats (SPD) of Germany’s coalition government ends the discussions of the decades.
This is partly because Germany was rarely asked to play a leading role in security matters and therefore, could deliberately deliberately do it.
Therefore, in recent years coalition governments are often obstructed by parties blocking certain security measures, requiring a more efficient decision -making process.
Philip Rotman of the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPI) told DW, “Berlin often failed to create his mind, the German government regularly avoided major European issues.”
This, in turn, caused disappointment among the European partners of Germany. Rotman says that it is important for Germany to make more quickly and decisively decide to pursue their own interests.
This became more clear than before after the invasion of Russia’s 2022 Ukraine.
“The German coalition government managed to draft a national security strategy, but failed to create a National Security Council in the process,” Matal told DW.
Now, the government wants to take the final matter into its own hands.
The coalition agreement vested the NSR, which agrees to the PET project of Chancellor Merz.
The scheme is for the government to decide to estimate the new body in its first cabinet meeting after summer breaks in late August.
Government sources say that NSR has to start working in October.
What will NSR do?
The main function of NSR will be to collect and consolidate all relevant information and analysis at one place, so that the decision can be taken as soon as possible.
The NSR wants to meet regularly and make strategic forecasts and planning.
Its purpose is to continue that the previous coalition government – made of social democrats, free democrats and greens – was established in its national security strategy.
The current government wants to determine its priorities and develop this strategy by developing the “Think Tank” and regularly “attached to the National Security Councils of the affiliated countries”, developing this strategy according to the plan.
Another important task of NSR forces to develop scenarios and exercises for crisis conditions, finding as a simulation of aircraft abduction or attack.
“The main objective is to shape the policy rather than reacting only to events,” DGAP specialist Matl explained DW.
The NSR wants to preside over the Chancellor. Permanent NSR members want the head of Chancellori, Who is responsible for intelligence services and coordination of Forign, Internal, Defense, Finance, Economic Affairs, Justice, Development and Digital Ministries.
Other government members or representatives of federal states can be called to request.
Representatives of other countries, NATO and the European Union may join the NSR if necessary, as security agencies, think tank experts, and major of private sector figures.
The NSR will be organized by a Chancellori Staff Unit, which will be divided into three central regions: integrated status evaluation and strategic foresight analysis, as well as a coordination executive industry.
What is changing?
The NSR would replace the Federal Security Council, which was mainly responsible for the approval of German weapons exports, and the security cabinet, which Chancellori used to coordinate and exchange information with the German ministries on major issues.
The NSR will take the thesis on the tasks and according to a document designed for the NSR viewed by DW, is to “coordinate pool, process and expertise and knowledge”.
The document states that its purpose is to be able to make political decisions with a view of 360 degrees. “
Search will be a body for the first time in Germany and this may mean that ministries will have to lose some of their independence.
“At the same time, however, they can help shape the decision making processes, which by presenting their own proposals quickly,” Rotman told DW.
“If the insight from all departments had already gathered and used to prepare a joint assessment of the situation, the decisions could be made more efficiently,” DGAP expert Maittel told DW.
However, she warns against high expectations.
“This is an important first step, but we have to wait and see how the committee develops,” Matal said. “Will the NSR be able to develop and decide the cross-departal scenarios, or will be strong, will it provide a paper tiger?”
The NSR wants to meet secretly, but its decisions will be made public.
In a democracy, it is necessary “thesis to explain the importance and relevance of personal decisions and give people insight,” said Rotman.
This is equally important, he said, to include parties in an early stage and openly communicate so that “what happens in this National Security Council does not spread any conspiracy principles and rumors about it.”
This article was translated from German.
