CIVILIAN CONTROL OVER THE SECRET SERVICES IN POLAND IN THE LIGHT OF THE LIQUIDATION OF THE MILITARY INFORMATION SERVICES Cover Image

Cywilna kontrola służb specjalnych w Polsce w świetle likwidacji Wojskowych Służb Informacyjnych
CIVILIAN CONTROL OVER THE SECRET SERVICES IN POLAND IN THE LIGHT OF THE LIQUIDATION OF THE MILITARY INFORMATION SERVICES

Author(s): Sławomir Zalewski
Subject(s): Security and defense
Published by: Uniwersytet Przyrodniczo-Humanistyczny w Siedlcach
Keywords: secret services;Military Information Services;civilian control over the secret services

Summary/Abstract: The article describes the case of the liquidation of the Military Information Services in the context of civilian control over the secret services in Poland. The fundamental thesis is the indication that this liquidation exposed the superficiality and ineffectiveness of the mechanisms of such control. It also brought many measurable losses identified in connection with state security.

  • Issue Year: 2/2015
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 21-32
  • Page Count: 12
  • Language: English