Intelligence Agencies of the World

An intelligence agency is a government agency responsible for the collection, analysis, and exploitation of information in support of law enforcement, national security, military, and foreign policy objectives.

Means of information gathering are both overt and covert and may include espionage, communication interception, cryptanalysis, cooperation with other institutions, and evaluation of public sources. The assembly and propagation of this information is known as intelligence analysis or intelligence assessment.

Intelligence agencies can provide the following services for their national governments.
» Give early warning of impending crises;
» Serve national and international crisis management by helping to discern the intentions of current or potential opponents;
» Inform national defense planning and military operations (military intelligence);
» Protect sensitive information secrets, both of their own sources and activities, and those of other state agencies;
» Covertly influence the outcome of events in favor of national interests, or influence international security; and
» Defense against the efforts of other national intelligence agencies (counter-intelligence).

Intelligence Agencies of Major Countries of the World

• Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO)

  Australia
• Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)

  Canada
• Ministry of State Security (MSS)

  China
• Mukhabarat (General Intelligence Service)

  Egypt
• Directorate-General for External Security (DGSE)

  France
• Federal Intelligence Service (BND) and Military Counter-Intelligence Service (MAD)

  Germany
• Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and Intelligence Bureau (IB)

  India
• Ministry of Intelligence (VAJA)

  Iran
• General Security Directorate (GSD) and Iraqi National Intelligence Service (INIS)

  Iraq
• Mossad (The Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations)

  Israel
• Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office (CIRO) also known as Naichō

  Japan
• Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)

  Pakistan
• Federal Security Service (FSB) and Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR)

  Russia
• State Security Agency (SSA)

  South Africa
• National Intelligence Service (NIS)

  South Korea
• Joint Intelligence Organisation (JIO)

  United Kingdom
• Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

  United States