Connections
Contents
Lessons from the Post-Totalitarian Transformation of Intelligence Services
Transformation of State Security and Intelligence Services in Poland – A Job Still Unfinished
Lessons Learned from Military Intelligence Services Reform in Hungary
Intelligence and Security Services Reform and Oversight in Ukraine – An Interim Report
Infogate Influences on Reforms of South Africa’s Intelligence Services
The article examines in detail the process of setting up the security services of Latvia in the period prior to and after gaining full independence with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The author emphasizes that a successful transition towards a consolidated democracy requires decisive and quick actions in selecting personnel with intelligence experience under the totalitarian regime, yet loyal to the national ideals and the principles of democracy, the need for a clear legislative framework, and comprehensive democratic control of the services along parliamentary, government, judicial, prosecution, and financing venues.
Previous Issue
The Fall 2020 issue of Connections: The Quarterly Journal presents a variety of security-related applications of the concept of resilience. Two articles address the relation to cybersecurity – one presenting a framework for assessing national cyber resilience, and the other the need to enhance the resilience of the armed forces to cyberat...
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