00978nas a2200169   4500000000100000000000100001008004100002260000900043653001500052653002800067653002800095100002000123245006400143300001000207490000700217520058400224       2013                            d  c201310acorruption10aIntelligence governance10aparliamentary oversight1 aLeonid Polyakov00aOn Integrity of Intelligence in Countries of Eastern Europe  a55-630 v303 a<p>This article examines the evolution of intelligence and counterintelli¬gence services in selected Eastern European countries, formerly part of the Soviet Union, in the two decades of independence. It emphasises transitional influences, the high level of secrecy and the lack of effective parliamentary oversight. In this environment, a common feature of the transition process is the general lack of integrity. Not surprisingly, instead of serving as a guardian against corrupt practices in government, they turn into a major conduit of political and economic corruption.</p>