What’s New
UZSI Has New Website
10. 12. 2007 | ÚZSIThe Office for Foreign Relations and Information's website offers new graphics, adjusted structure and extended contents. It has been the third version of the site since 2002, when UZSI started to communicate with the general public in this way.
Czech Foreign Intelligence Has New Director
01. 06. 2007 | ÚZSIAs of 1 June 2007, Ivo Schwarz became a new Director of UZSI. The government agreed with his nomination during its session on 30 May 2007. Schwarz replaced an interim director, Jiri Lang, who had been in charge of UZSI since the end of September 2006.
Impacts of the Abolishment of Former Secret Services Immediately after Democratic Change
02. 01. 2007 | DCAFNew democratically elected political representations of states with totalitarian past are facing many dilemmas. The reform of security apparatus and secret services is one of them.
Intelligence Services of the Czech Republic: Current Legal Status and Its Development
10. 10. 2006 | ÚZSIAn adequate understanding of the nature of intelligence services within the Czech society - including professional circles - is still lacking. Perceptions of intelligence services by the general public and media fluctuates between contempt a revulsion on one hand and overstatement of their role and possibilities on the other hand. An article by the former chief of UZSI Petr Zeman.
A Glimpse into Communist-era Espionage Practices
26. 05. 2006 | ČRo7 • Radio PragueFor the first time ever internet users have been given access to formerly top secret documentation compiled by Czechoslovakia's Communist secret intelligence - which spied on and plotted extensively against opponents of Communist Czechoslovakia in the 1970s and 80s. Targeted were dissidents and notable exiles and opponents whose moves were monitored and phone-lines tapped.
The Danger of Oversimplification
23. 01. 2006 | NATOaktual.czCommentary on the danger of oversimplification in the debate on the fight against terrorism, by Bohumil Srajer, the adviser to the UZSI director and the spokesman of the service.
We Need More Powers and Stronger Control
22. 12. 2005 | ČT • Události, komentářeAn interview about the role of legislation in the fight against terrorism, given by the UZSI spokesman Bohumil Srajer to Jan Nemec (CT).
Spy Files Shed Light on Past
12. 10. 2005 | The Prague PostCzech intelligence services have opened a new public archive that throws fresh light on the world of communist-era secret operations and provides insights into the mindset and paranoias of the former totalitarian regime.
The Prime Minister Wants an Anti-terrorism Exercise
25. 07. 2005 | ČT • Události, komentářeInterview with UZSI spokesman Bohumil Srajer conducted by the CT commentator Jan Nemec, regarding the situation after the terrorist attacks in London.
It Is Almost Impossible to Prevent Attacks from Happening
08. 07. 2005 | Hospodářské novinyIf politicians rely on someone to provide them with timely warning of imminent danger, then it is only the secret services that can do that. According to the head of the Czech intelligence service Karel Randak, however, the blasts in London proved again that similar, carefully planned, terrorist actions cannot in fact be prevented.