Działania wywiadowcze służb państwowych w czasie pandemii COVID-19

Abstract

The purpose of the article is to present and verify the existing solutions in the field of health security in the areas of operation of intelligence services and to indicate the directions of improving their operating systems. Recognizing the importance of the problem situation resulting from the epidemic threat, it is justified to pay attention to those areas of activity where the need for modification is anticipated and for which the proposed area of interest is indicated. The State Intelligence Services, operating in the conditions of the COVID-19 threat, are becoming the target of attacks by many expert circles, but above all by their counterparts in other countries. The article defines the scope of cooperation between state entities with competences in the field of intelligence activities and counterintelligence services both internally and internationally. The domain of intelligence is information usually extracted from hard to reach or closely guarded layers. In the verification process, it takes the form of a ready made material that provides knowledge about a selected fragment of reality, thanks to which decision makers use the knowledge obtained. Today the classical chain of knowledge is falling apart. Modern information is increasingly created by mechanized data processing systems controlled by artificial intelligence. The pace of information generated by electronic telecommunication devices bewildering ordinary users and making decision-makers a headache. In the face of the above outlined challenges faced by modern states and societies, the intelligence services are forced to undertake a thorough restructuring in the organizational, mental and technical spheres in accordance with the key interests of the state. The contemporary global epidemiological threat prefers large, active players and easily degrades others to the role of outsiders. On the other hand, passivity and deadlock in decisions lead to the marginalization of the state and its transformation into an instrument in the hands of world powers.