THE BULGARIAN NATIONAL SECURITY DECISION-MAKING APPARATUS 1970-1994

In: European security: ES, Band 3, Heft 4, S. 775-789

Abstract

THE BULGARIAN NATIONAL SECURITY DECISION-MAKING PROCESS HAS LONG BEEN DOMINATED BY THE COMMUNIST PARTY, WITH ISSUES VITAL TO THE DEFENSE OF THE COUNTRY RESOLVED BY A SPECIAL DEPARTMENT OF THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE. THE POLITICAL CHANGES OF 1989 NECESSITATED THE CREATION OF A NEW MECHANISM FOR ADDRESSING SECURITY ISSUES. THIS ARTICLE TRACES THE CHANGES IN THE BULGARIAN NATIONAL SECURITY DECISION-MAKING APPARATUS SINCE 1989 AND EXAMINES ITS RELATIONSHIPS TO OTHER STATE INSTITUTIONS. THE AUTHORS ALSO DISCUSS THE POSSIBLE RAMIFICATIONS OF THE CURRENT STATUS OF SECURITY AFFAIRS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF BULGARIAN POLICY.