Security Policy in Federal States – Comparative Study

Abstract

constitutional and practical aspects that accompany the process of security policy making various federal systems. The research assumes that the nature of federal states raises different questions about the range of contribution of each level of governance (Federal government and regional governments) in the process of making that policy and its implementation. The research is divided into three sections and attempts to provide a scientific understanding of different aspects of security decision-making in federal systems. The study argues that although the federal government controls defense policies in the federal state, experience of most federal systems shows that regional governments are allowed to play specific roles in the making and implementation of external security policy. In addition, the research posits that although the governments of the constituent regions of the federal state are required to preserve their internal security, in several federal states the federal government has been given ultimate responsibility in this area, especially in the extremely serious crises that regional governments cannot overcome depending on their own resources as well as in cases where regional governments violate the federal constitution.