CIAO DATE: 03/04

Establishing a National Security Council: Lessons for the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia

Abstract

There are many precedents for establishing a National Security Council (NSC), but no strict rules to follow. Countries tend to develop their own models based on the pre-existing institutional structure of the government and the specific needs of top officials. In the United States, the NSC has evolved over a 50-year period; different presidents have assigned it different roles and different National Security Advisors have given the position different personalities.

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