Informacja kontrwywiadu RP jako element zasilający polityczny proces decyzyjny
Information from the Polish counterintelligence as an element of powering the decision-making process

Summary/Abstract: The analytical and information activities of special services, the finalresult of which are information, analyzes and reports prepared for decision-makers,is a little-known topic in Poland. Research on information prepared by servicescarrying out counterintelligence tasks is particularly poor. The fact that counterin-telligence information, just like intelligence information, is an important elementfeeding the decision-making process carried out by the centers of power in Polandis rarely emphasized. It can be the basis for building and implementing the di-rections of state security policy and warning against external intelligence threats.The aim of this article is to indicate the principles of preparing counterintelligenceinformation and their potential value for the decision-making process. A researchhypothesis was formulated: counterintelligence information may be a valuable ele-ment influencing the decision-making process in the area of state security. The ar-ticle uses the method of analyzing public reports prepared by the Internal SecurityAgency in 2010–2015. Moreover, a systemic analysis was carried out in the contextof viewing the political system of the Third Polish Republic as a whole composedof interdependent elements (decision-making center – counterintelligence service).

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