Security Council of the Russian Federation

What Security Council of the Russian Federation does

The Security Council of the Russian Federation is a constitutional advisory body to the President of the Russian Federation, established in 1992 and headquartered in Moscow. It is responsible for coordinating national security policy across all federal executive bodies, with the President serving as chairman and daily operations led by the Secretary of the Security Council (currently Sergei Shoigu) and the Deputy Chairman (currently Dmitry Medvedev). The Council's core function is to assess threats to the Russian Federation, develop strategic planning documents, and coordinate inter-agency implementation of security policy across 14 specialized commissions covering military-industrial, economic, state, anti-terrorist, information security, and value preservation domains. Its oversight extends across all 8 federal districts through Presidential envoys, and it coordinates with federal ministries (Defense, Foreign Affairs, Internal Affairs, Emergency Situations, Justice), the Central Bank, the Military-Industrial Commission, the National Anti-Terrorist Committee, and legislative bodies.

The Council's principal outputs are strategic policy documents rather than commercial products, including the Doctrine of Information Security (2016), the Economic Security Strategy through 2030 (2017), the Energy Security Doctrine (2019), the Strategy for Countering Extremism through 2025 (2014), and the Fundamentals of State Policy on Traditional Spiritual and Moral Values (2022). Its distribution channels are governmental rather than commercial: substantive outputs are promulgated as Presidential decrees, government resolutions, and federal laws, while information dissemination occurs through the official website (scrf.gov.ru), state media, and international forums such as the BRICS security consultations and the International Security Forum. The underlying "technology" is a national security strategic planning and policy coordination system, with proprietary features including the Doctrine of Information Security Framework, the Critical Information Infrastructure Protection System, and an annual monitoring and assessment reporting cycle to the President.

The Security Council operates entirely on state budget funding as part of the Russian Federation's federal government structure and does not generate commercial revenue. It is not publicly traded, has no external shareholders, and does not engage in commercial activities. Its customers are functionally the President of the Russian Federation, the Presidential Administration, and the federal and regional executive bodies that implement coordinated security policy. The pricing model is not applicable in a commercial sense; security policy outputs are issued as binding directives rather than sold as services or products.

Name

Security Council of the Russian Federation

Legal name

Security Council of the Russian Federation (Совет Безопасности Российской Федерации)

Website

https://scrf.gov.ru

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Security Council of the Russian Federation is a constitutional advisory body to the President, headquartered in Moscow, responsible for coordinating national security policy across federal executive bodies, 14 inter-agency commissions, and 8 federal districts through strategic doctrines and policy frameworks.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

National Security Policy Coordination

NAICS

National Security and International Affairs (9281), National Security (928110), International Affairs (928120)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700), International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAKADAK

Executive/Board Security Advisory & Risk Briefings

Business & Public Services/Security & Investigations Services/Security Consulting, Risk Assessment & Audits

SECONDARYBPADAGAI

Security Sector Governance & Police Reform

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Human Rights, Democracy & Governance

SECONDARYBPAIAHAK

Defense Infrastructure, Installations & Base Operations

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Defense & National Security

SECONDARYBPADAAAF

Peace, Security & Arms Control Organizations

Business & Public Services/International Organizations & Development/Multilateral & Intergovernmental Organizations

Keywords

• National security policy
• Strategic policy coordination
• Inter-agency security commissions
• Constitutional advisory body
• Security doctrine development

Headquarters

HQ city

Moscow

HQ country

Russia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

The Security Council of the Russian Federation is a constitutionally established advisory body that develops, coordinates, and oversees national security policy of the Russian Federation across military, economic, information, environmental, and societal security domains. It produces strategic planning documents (doctrines, strategies, fundamental policies), coordinates 14 specialized inter-agency commissions, and submits annual national security reports to the President. Its outputs include the Doctrine of Information Security, Strategy for Countering Extremism until 2025, Economic Security Strategy until 2030, Energy Security Doctrine, and Fundamentals of State Policy for Preservation of Traditional Russian Spiritual and Moral Values.

Product overview

Security Council of the Russian Federation is a government body responsible for national security policy development and coordination. The organization does not offer commercial products or services; rather, it publishes strategic documents, doctrines, and resolutions addressing national security across multiple domains including information security, economic security, military security, state and public security, anti-terrorism, and protection of traditional values. Key publications include the Doctrine of Information Security, Economic Security Strategy, Energy Security Doctrine, Transport Strategy, Extremism Counteraction Strategy, and various resolutions on youth policy and social phenomena prevention.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Doctrine of Information Security of the Russian Federation Foundational strategic document establishing the Russian Federation's official doctrine on information security, covering threats, strategic objectives, and institutional framework for information security; directed at federal executive bodies, the Central Bank, Military-Industrial Commission, and inter-agency bodies.
• Strategy for Countering Extremism in the Russian Federation until 2025 Strategic document defining the framework for countering extremism in the Russian Federation through 2025; targeted at federal executive bodies responsible for internal security and law enforcement.
• Strategy of Economic Security of the Russian Federation until 2030 Strategic document defining the Russian Federation's economic security strategy through 2030; targeted at federal executive bodies, ministries, and economic agencies.
• Doctrine of Energy Security of the Russian Federation

Quantifiable outcome

• 14 inter-agency commissions coordinated
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and major.

• Presidential Executive OfficecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Security Council operates as an advisory body to the President, providing strategic security recommendations and coordinating inter-agency security policy
• Government of the Russian FederationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint implementation of security strategies and doctrines through executive branch ministries and agencies
• Federal Executive Bodies (Ministries of Defense, Foreign Affairs, Internal Affairs, Emergency Situations, Justice, etc.)coreTechnology or IntegrationImplementation of Security Council decisions through specialized ministerial expertise in military, diplomatic, law enforcement, emergency response, and judicial domains
• Security Council Apparatus (Apparat)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOperational support staff ensuring day-to-day coordination of Security Council activities, document preparation, and meeting organization
• Inter-Agency Commissions (14 specialized commissions)coreTechnology or IntegrationSpecialized working groups covering military-industrial, economic, state, anti-terrorist, information security, and value preservation domains
• Presidential Envoys to Federal DistrictscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorRegional representation across 8 federal districts including Far Eastern, Volga, North Caucasian, Northwestern, Siberian, Ural, Central, and Southern districts for policy implementation and monitoring
• National Anti-Terrorist CommitteecoreTechnology or IntegrationCoordination of counter-terrorism activities across federal and regional executive bodies
• Federation Council and State DumamajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLegislative branch involvement in security policy development and legal framework establishment
• Central Bank of the Russian FederationmajorTechnology or IntegrationFinancial system security coordination including anti-money laundering and terrorist financing prevention measures
• Military-Industrial CommissioncoreTechnology or IntegrationCoordination of defense-industrial complex activities and military-industrial policy

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Bundessicherheitsrat (Germany): Germany's Federal Security Council coordinates federal security policy across interior, defense, foreign affairs, and intelligence domains under cabinet supervision—comparable in its cross-ministerial coordination mandate for national security matters.
• United Kingdom National Security Council: The UK NSC is a cabinet committee chaired by the Prime Minister that coordinates national security strategy across military, intelligence, counter-terrorism, and resilience domains—closely matching the Russian Security Council's inter-ministerial coordination model.
• National Security Council of India: India's NSC advises the Prime Minister on national security and strategic interest issues including internal and external security, defense policy, and strategic planning—sharing the inter-agency advisory and strategic planning role of the Russian Security Council.
• Israeli Security Cabinet (HaMatenet HaBitahonit): Israel's Security Cabinet is a subset of the broader cabinet that deliberates on sensitive security and defense matters and reports to the Prime Minister—analogous in its role as a specialized executive decision-making forum for national security policy.
• Central National Security Commission of the People's Republic of China: China's Central National Security Commission, established in 2013, coordinates national security strategy across political, territorial, economic, cultural, social, and technological domains under direct Party/State leadership—structurally comparable to the Russian Security Council's comprehensive cross-domain mandate.
• United States National Security Council: The US National Security Council is the closest functional analog: a presidential advisory body coordinating national security policy across military, economic, intelligence, and homeland security domains through inter-agency processes. Both bodies report directly to their respective heads of state.
• National Security Council of Japan: Japan's NSC, established in 2013, is a cabinet-level body coordinating security policy under the Prime Minister's leadership—structurally analogous in its role as a centralized strategic coordination mechanism reporting directly to the head of government.
• Conseil de défense et de sécurité nationale (France): France's Defense and National Security Council is a presidential advisory body chaired by the French President that addresses defense, nuclear, intelligence, and internal security matters—directly comparable in constitutional design and presidential oversight to the Russian Security Council.

Regional players

• North Atlantic Council (NATO): NATO's principal decision-making body coordinates collective defense and security policy among member states. It is comparable as a high-level inter-governmental security coordination forum, though operating in a contrasting geopolitical framework to the SCRF's mandate.

Broad incumbents

• United Nations Security Council: The UN Security Council is the premier international body for collective security coordination. While operating at multilateral rather than national level, it parallels the Russian Security Council's focus on peace, security, and arms control—relevant as a forum the SCRF engages with through submitted international information security concepts.

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Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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