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''' Military Intelligence ( |
''' Military Intelligence''' ('''MI''') ([[Czech language|Czech]]; '''Vojenské zpravodajství''') is the [[military intelligence]] service of the Czech Republic with activities in such fields as Imagery Intelligence ([[IMINT]]), Human Intelligence ([[HUMINT]]), Signal Intelligence ([[SIGINT]]), Open Sources Intelligence ([[OSINT]]). The agency also procures intelligence from co-operation with two or more [[List of intelligence agencies|intelligence agencies]] at a time. While Military Intelligence activities are directed all around the world, most activities are focused on so called "crisis regions" such as [[the Balkans]], [[the Middle East]], [[Afghanistan]] – [[Pakistan]], [[Commonwealth of Independent States]] and [[Africa]]. In the past, Military Intelligence has cooperated with several intelligence agencies such as [[Security Information Service]], [[Office of Foreign Relations and Information|Office for Foreign Relations and Information]], [[Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Czech Republic)|Ministry of Foreign Affairs]], [[Police of the Czech Republic]], [[General Customs Directorate]].<ref name="MIweb1">[http://www.vzcr.cz/static/zprava2009.aspx Report on The Activities of Military Intelligence in The Year 2009], Retrieved 5/02/2011.</ref> |
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Czech Military Intelligence also predicted the [[Annexation of Crimea by the Russian Federation|annexation of Crimea]] and development of Ukraine. Military Intelligence also reported that Russia is trying to change the internal political situation in post-Soviet states where the most successful change was in Ukraine.<ref name="MICrimea">[http://praguepost.com/the-big-story/43617-czech-intelligence-predicted-russian-annexation-of-crimea Czech intelligence predicted Russian annexation of Crimea], Retrieved 2/04/2015.</ref> |
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==Director== |
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The current director of Military Intelligence is [[Colonel]] Jan Beroun who was born in 1962. He graduated from the [[FBI National Academy]] in Quantico, Virginia, United States. He became director of Military Intelligence on 22 October 2014. He is skilled in English and a passive speaker of Russian.<ref name="Director">[http://www.vzcr.cz/en/about-us/director Director of Military Intelligence - Colonel Jan Beroun], Retrieved 28/03/2015.</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 01:38, 9 July 2015
| Vojenské zpravodajství | |
| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 1919 |
| Jurisdiction | Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic |
| Headquarters | Prague, Czech Republic |
| Minister responsible |
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| Agency executive |
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| Parent agency | Ministry of Defense |
| Website | http://vzcr.cz |
Military Intelligence (MI) (Czech; Vojenské zpravodajství) is the military intelligence service of the Czech Republic with activities in such fields as Imagery Intelligence (IMINT), Human Intelligence (HUMINT), Signal Intelligence (SIGINT), Open Sources Intelligence (OSINT). The agency also procures intelligence from co-operation with two or more intelligence agencies at a time. While Military Intelligence activities are directed all around the world, most activities are focused on so called "crisis regions" such as the Balkans, the Middle East, Afghanistan – Pakistan, Commonwealth of Independent States and Africa. In the past, Military Intelligence has cooperated with several intelligence agencies such as Security Information Service, Office for Foreign Relations and Information, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Police of the Czech Republic, General Customs Directorate.[1]
Czech Military Intelligence also predicted the annexation of Crimea and development of Ukraine. Military Intelligence also reported that Russia is trying to change the internal political situation in post-Soviet states where the most successful change was in Ukraine.[2]
Director
The current director of Military Intelligence is Colonel Jan Beroun who was born in 1962. He graduated from the FBI National Academy in Quantico, Virginia, United States. He became director of Military Intelligence on 22 October 2014. He is skilled in English and a passive speaker of Russian.[3]
See also
References
- ^ Report on The Activities of Military Intelligence in The Year 2009, Retrieved 5/02/2011.
- ^ Czech intelligence predicted Russian annexation of Crimea, Retrieved 2/04/2015.
- ^ Director of Military Intelligence - Colonel Jan Beroun, Retrieved 28/03/2015.
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