Espionage organizations explained
Espionage is a subset of human intelligence, one of many intelligence collection methods, which are organized by intelligence collection management.[1]
This lists is restricted to organizations that operate clandestine human sources in foreign countries and non-national groups. It does not include police organizations with domestic informers, or, on an international basis, human sources that do counterintelligence work alone.
Country | Espionage organizations and agencies |
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| Secretariat of Intelligence, National Directorate of Criminal Intelligence, National Directorate of Strategic Military Intelligence |
| Australian Secret Intelligence Service |
| General Intelligence Directorate (DGI) |
| Security Information Service |
| General Directorate of External Security, Central Directorate of General Intelligence, |
| Federal Intelligence Service |
| Research and Analysis Wing, Intelligence Bureau |
| Ministry of Intelligence (Iran) |
| Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations |
| Democratic Intelligence and Security Service, Military Intelligence and Security Service |
| National Security and Investigation Center |
| Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence |
| General Intelligence and Security Service |
| New Zealand Security Intelligence Service |
| Federal Security Service, Foreign Intelligence Service, Main Intelligence Directorate |
| National Intelligence Agency, South African Secret Service, South African National Defence Force Intelligence Division |
| National Intelligence Centre |
| Secret Intelligence Service |
| Central Intelligence Agency Directorate of Operations, Defense Intelligence Agency Defense Clandestine Service | |
Notes and References
- Katz . Brian . 2020-07-13 . The Collection Edge: Harnessing Emerging Technologies for Intelligence Collection . en.