Етническите отношения и международната сигурност в Централна Европа
Ethnic relations and international security in Central Europe

Author(s): Iliyan Iliyanov Iliev
Subject(s): Theology and Religion, Security and defense, Social differentiation, Ethnic Minorities Studies, Sociology of Religion, Identity of Collectives
Published by: Висше училище по сигурност и икономика (ВУСИ)
Keywords: Germany; ethno-religious processes; national security; international security; open source intelligence; OSINT; new generation threat; atheism
Summary/Abstract: The focus of the current paper is the ethno-religious processes in Germany (2000 – until now), in the context of national and international security. To acquire information on the subject, the methods of intelligence from open sources – OSINT (mainly via the Internet) were used. With the availability of so much information, it is important to „sift“ only that which is from official and reliable sources, in order to be able to correctly assess the current situation and create the most accurate possible forecast for the near future. First, the concepts of ethno-religious processes, national and international security are clarified, after which the focus shifts to the state of Germany. Brief information about the country is given there, together with statistical data (as of December 2022), which give us information about the current ethno-religious situation. In the subsequent chapter, a forecast for the coming years is drawn up regarding possible future threats from a „new generation“ to the national security of the country, and also to the international one, together with the consequences if they are not countered in time and preventive measures that should be are observed and implemented.

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