“9·11”事件以及伊拉克拥有大规模杀伤性武器的情报都暴露出美、英情报系统存在着严重问题。目前,两国都在积极对其进行改组,情报部门也因此获得大笔经费和更大的权力。但面对恐怖主义和武器扩散的威胁,这些改组措施是否有效?情报机构的新权力如何得到有效监督,公民自由又如何得到保障。本文作者对此进行了思考。 The events of the “9.11” incident and Iraq’s possession of weapons of mass destruction all revealed serious problems in the U.S. and British intelligence systems. At present, both countries are actively reorganizing them, and the intelligence agencies have thus obtained large sums of money and greater power. But in the face of the threat of terrorism and the proliferation of weapons, are these restructuring measures effective? How can new powers of the intelligence agencies be effectively monitored and how civil liberties be guaranteed? The author of this article has thought about it.