A national security advisor serves as the chief advisor to a national government on matters of security. The advisor is not usually a member of the government's

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but is usually a member of various military or security councils.

National security advisors by country

National Security Advisor (Canada) The national security and intelligence advisor (french: conseiller à la sécurité nationale et au renseignement) is a public servant who advises the prime minister of Canada on security and intelligence matters. The position is supported by the ...

National Security Advisor (India) The National Security Advisor (NSA; ISO: ) is the senior official on the National Security Council of India, and the chief advisor to the Prime Minister of India on national security policy and international affairs. Ajit Doval is the current NSA, ...

* National Security Advisor (Israel) * National Security Advisor (Nigeria) *

National Security Advisor (Pakistan) The National Security Advisor (NSA) is the senior official on the National Security Council of Pakistan, and the chief adviser to the Prime Minister of Pakistan on national security and international affairs. Moeed Yusuf served as the 9th NSA ...

National Security Adviser (United Kingdom) The National Security Adviser (NSA) is a senior official in the Cabinet Office, based in Whitehall, who serves as the principal adviser to the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Cabinet of the United Kingdom on all national security issues. ...

National Security Advisor (United States) The Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs (APNSA), commonly referred to as the National Security Advisor (NSA),The National Security Advisor and Staff: p. 1. is a senior aide in the Executive Office of the President, based at t ...

National Security Advisor (Japan) The , commonly referred to as the National Security Advisor of Japan, is the head of the National Security Secretariat, a department within the Cabinet Secretariat in charge of the National Security Council A national security council (NSC) is u ...

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