Entities making decisions related to the security of the Republic of Bulgaria Cover Image

Субекти, взимащи решения, свързани със сигурността на Република България
Entities making decisions related to the security of the Republic of Bulgaria

Author(s): Stefka Velichkova Bangova
Subject(s): Governance, Government/Political systems, International relations/trade, Security and defense
Published by: Висше училище по сигурност и икономика (ВУСИ)
Keywords: national security; intelligence; counterintelligence; security; diplomacy; state
Summary/Abstract: The management and functioning of the system for the protection of the national security of the Republic of Bulgaria are responsible for various state bodies and institutions specified in Chapter Two of the Law on the Management and Functioning of the System for the Protection of the National Security, as well as other bodies indirectly charged with functions in the field of security pursuant to other legal acts. Under „subjects of national security“ we can understand the state bodies and structures that carry out diplomatic, defense, intelligence, counter-intelligence, operative-search, law enforcement and security activities. These bodies and structures were created on the basis of specific legal acts, defining their essence, purpose, composition, management, activity and powers. National security decisions can be the result of various types of processes, but ultimately they must be rational in nature. This means that the decision-makers choose the ways and forms of action that are most appropriate in order to achieve national interests and stated goals.