Intelligence
Lessons Learned from Military Intelligence Services Reform in Hungary
Introduction
National Security Services
Generally, we distinguish between two types of national security services. One is the internal intelligence service (or counterintelligence), which collects and manages information about a country’s internal security. Its task is to protect the state, the territory, and society from foreign interference (subversion, espionage, political violence).
20.1.02_hungary.pdf — Downloaded 870 timesModernizing the Bulgarian Military: Not Those Drones
In the first week of December 2020, the Bulgarian Ministry of Defence announced the purchase of 98 new armored vehicles and the modernization of 44 Soviet-era T-72 tanks for a cost of over €100 Million in total.
views_043.pdf — Downloaded 667 timesInformation Sharing Models for Early Warning Systems of Cybersecurity Intelligence
4614_ews_cybersecurity_intelligence.pdf — Downloaded 1483 timesTransformation of Security and Intelligence Services in Latvia
Introduction
Latvia had lost its statehood de facto in the years of the Soviet occupation. Its security structures during the Soviet period were established by an external, hostile force. Therefore, we cannot talk about the ‘transformation’ of Latvian security services in 1990 and 1991, but rather about ‘demolition’ and ‘rebuilding anew.’
18.3.06_kudors_intelligence_latvia.pdf — Downloaded 605 timesTransformation of the State Security in the Slovak Republic from 1989 to 1992
Introduction
The following article describes the transformation process of the State Security (hereinafter StB) [1] in the Slovak Republic, which began after the “Velvet Revolution” in November 1989. Following the “Velvet Revolution,” a democratization process was initiated in all areas of social life, including political, economic, social, as well as changes in the security services.
18.3.05_transformation_intelligence_slovak_republic.pdf — Downloaded 535 timesTransformation of the Security and Intelligence Services in the Czech Republic
Introduction
In 1989, Czechoslovakia was an integral part of the Soviet bloc, a member of the Warsaw Pact and, although there were significant changes in the Soviet Union weakening its power over its satellites, the then top Czechoslovak officials still kept their traditional, very rigid positions.
18.3.04_transformation_intelligence_czech_republic.pdf — Downloaded 777 timesHybrid Warfare and Societal Resilience: Implications for Democratic Governance
3906_atkinson_hw_societal_resilience.pdf — Downloaded 3459 timesThe Persistent Need to Reform Cyber Security Services: A Case Study on France
NATO Intelligence and Information Sharing: Improving NATO Strategy for Stabilization and Reconstruction Operations
16.4.01_nato_intel_sharing.pdf — Downloaded 3077 timesInternational Intelligence Cooperation against Terrorist Targets – Phase II
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