British MI6 won a European intelligence service ranking prepared by French weekly L'Express. Poland, according to Interia's discussion, was ranked ninth among 21 countries, and Ukraine ranked advanced fourth. For Warsaw this is not a curiosity from the secret world, but a reminder: in the era of Russian war, sabotage and hybrid pressure, strong services are part of sovereignty.
A ranking that shows real hierarchy
The European debate on the interview seldom gets to the general public. This time it's different, due to the fact that study described by The Guardian reveals more than the prestige of individual agencies. According to this account, French L'Express questioned 60 present and erstwhile intelligence professionals from 25 countries. The British Secret Intelligence Service, known as MI6, scored 251 points. The French DGSE was second with a score of 169 points.
There's a large difference. The British were appreciated for their classical origin work, a long game, the ability to scope the elites of countries specified as Russia, China, Iran or Turkey, and for their position in the Western exchange of information. They were followed by France, the Netherlands, Ukraine and Germany.
How administered by Interia, Poland ranked ninth among 21 countries evaluated. It's a two-way score. We're not on the margins. But we are besides not in the top league of countries which themselves give the speech to the European Information War.
Poland cannot live in another's interview
The most crucial thing for Poland is not the applause for MI6. The most crucial question is your own immunity. The front state, located between the German economical centre and Russian imperialism, cannot build safety solely on ally information. Alliances are needed. Dependence is dangerous.
Polish services have experience gained from a real clash with Russian influence operations, sabotage and espionage. You can see that in cases where The interior safety Agency informed about detentions related to actions for Russia. specified cases are not a margin. This is the regular front of a hybrid war against the state, economy, army and social sentiments.
The ninth place in the ranking should not calm down. It should discipline. Poland needs services that not only respond erstwhile the opponent leaves a trail, but can enter its plans, funding, channels of communication and people earlier. There is not adequate bureaucratic correctness here. organization memory, staff protection and the political agreement that services are not the toy of subsequent teams are needed.
Ukraine advanced due to the fact that war teaches faster than seminars
Ukraine's advanced place is not surprising. A state fighting for endurance must learn faster than the peaceful capitals of the West. Ukrainian services operate under force from war, Russian attacks, infiltration and the request to cooperate with allies. According to the ranking discussion, their operation and effectiveness in hitting Russian possible were appreciated.
Poland should look at this example without romance and without complexes. In relations with Kiev, we request mutuality and hard guarding of Polish interests, as we wrote during the dispute about Poland was not allowed to play in relations with Ukraine. But in matters of security, applicable lessons must besides be learned from those who face the Russian war apparatus all day.
This concerns cybersecurity, counterintelligence, infrastructure security, drone recognition, border control and the fight against misinformation. Russia does not wage war according to our electoral calendar. He attacks erstwhile he sees weakness.
Services are part of sovereignty
In the Polish debate, it is easy to bring services to scandals, leaks and organization settlements. Yes, civilian control is necessary. However, a national state must not let any change of government to mean cutting out the memory of institutions, humiliating professionals and teaching everything from the beginning.
This is where the L'Express ranking is simply a informing for Poland. MI6 wins not due to the fact that London has a better legend about James Bond. He wins due to the fact that the state has treated intelligence for decades as a tool for its position in the world. The French are alike. The Netherlands, smaller than Poland, can be valued for efficiency and specialisation. This shows that it is not the size of the state that matters, but the quality of its institutions.
Poland has a position that does not let for mediocrity. We have the Russian threat, the Belarusian pressure, the war in Ukraine, the migration force as a tool of the Kremlin and the increasing importance of critical infrastructure. If the services are treated as a political spoil, not as ministers, but as citizens: security, money and freedom.
Conclusion for Warsaw
The ninth place of Poland is not a origin for shame, but it is not allowed to be made from it. That's the starting point. Real national policy requires efficient, discreet services, resistant to organization fever and rooted in the Polish reason of the state.
The British show that intelligence is patience. Ukraine shows that war brutally rewards speed. Poland must combine both. Otherwise, we will be a country that learns about its own threats from another people's reports.
Sources: Interia, The Guardian, L'Express according to media discussion.
Source: Interia Events
