Bezpecnostní informacní služba
Encyclopedia
The Security Information Service (SIS) (), is the primary domestic national intelligence agency
of the Czech Republic
. It performs duties associated with the analysis, protection and legitimate use of strategically important intelligence regarding the fields of politics
, economics
and intelligence within the territory of the Czech Republic. Legitimate use is understood to mean the transfer of intelligence to the relevant departments of the government of the Czech Republic.
The SIS controls and takes active measures in the fields of:
http://www.essex.ac.uk/ecpr/events/generalconference/pisa/papers/PP271.pdf
Intelligence agency
An intelligence agency is a governmental agency that is devoted to information gathering for purposes of national security and defence. Means of information gathering may include espionage, communication interception, cryptanalysis, cooperation with other institutions, and evaluation of public...
of the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
. It performs duties associated with the analysis, protection and legitimate use of strategically important intelligence regarding the fields of politics
Politics
Politics is a process by which groups of people make collective decisions. The term is generally applied to the art or science of running governmental or state affairs, including behavior within civil governments, but also applies to institutions, fields, and special interest groups such as the...
, economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
and intelligence within the territory of the Czech Republic. Legitimate use is understood to mean the transfer of intelligence to the relevant departments of the government of the Czech Republic.
The SIS controls and takes active measures in the fields of:
- the actions of foreign intelligence services/agents on the territory of the CR,
- the actions of extremistExtremismExtremism is any ideology or political act far outside the perceived political center of a society; or otherwise claimed to violate common moral standards...
and illegalLegalityThe principle of legality is the legal ideal that requires all law to be clear, ascertainable and non-retrospective. It requires decision makers to resolve disputes by applying legal rules that have been declared beforehand, and not to alter the legal situation retrospectively by discretionary...
organizations, - the actions of terroristTerrorismTerrorism is the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. In the international community, however, terrorism has no universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition...
organizations or individuals, - illegal activities in the EconomicEconomicsEconomics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
and industrial zones.
See also
The Research on BIS intelligence and counter-intelligence, 4th ECPR General Conferencehttp://www.essex.ac.uk/ecpr/events/generalconference/pisa/papers/PP271.pdf