External security

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Under external security or national security (English: national security ) is the security of a state or group of states against threats of military nature understood by other countries or groups. This was particularly true during the East-West conflict , but changed with the end of the Cold War . Now - especially due to the unstable situation in Eastern Europe - non-military risks such as international terrorism , organized crime and illegal migration, but also industrial espionage , environmental dangers, epidemics / pandemics and scarcity of resources came to the fore.

Ensuring external security in Europe

Militarily, the security of Germany and the other NATO member states is guaranteed by the allied armed forces of these states. In addition, after the end of the Cold War, support measures were taken to stabilize the Central and Eastern European countries and bilateral agreements were concluded. These measures are now part of the second pillar of the European Union , the common foreign and security policy (CFSP) , whose sub-area Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP) is intended to form a European counterweight to NATO.

United States

In the United States of America , foreign and security policy plays a prominent role over all other policy fields. The sovereignty and unrestricted freedom of action of the country are a priority for the external security of the United States.

This centrality of crystallized especially in the Cold War out, the result of which word "national security" (English: national security ) in political rhetoric increasing popularity enjoyed. This can be seen from the names of numerous bodies that were founded after the Second World War , for example the National Security Council , the central interface for external security in the federal government .

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