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 |
|---|
 | 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.
