01035nas a2200205   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260002100043653001900064653001900083653001700102653001800119653001900137100002100156700002200177245008300199300001000282490000700292520053000299       2019                            d  cSummer-Fall 201910aCzech Republic10aCzechoslovakia10aintelligence10asecret police10aTransformation1 aLuděk Michálek1 aLadislav Pokorný00aTransformation of the Security and Intelligence Services in the Czech Republic  a65-860 v183 a<p>This article describes the process of transformation of the secu&amp;shy;rity and intelligence apparatus of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic from the totalitarian, Soviet bloc country model to the modern democratic system of today. The authors describe the main events, key organizational and le&amp;shy;gal changes, and the role of the main actors in the transformation process. They analyze the experience and provide recommendations for solving the remaining challenges facing the Czech intelligence community.</p>