List of intelligence agencies explained

This is a list of intelligence agencies by country. It includes only currently operational institutions.

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.[1]

Afghanistan

Albania

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

See main article: Sistema de Inteligencia Nacional.

Armenia

Australia

See main article: List of Australian intelligence agencies.

Austria

Federal Ministry of the Interior

Azerbaijan

Bahamas

Bahrain

Bangladesh

See main article: Bangladeshi intelligence community.

Barbados

Belarus

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Botswana

Brazil

Brunei

Bulgaria

Burundi

Canada

Chad

Chile

People's Republic of China

See also: Chinese intelligence activity abroad and Chinese information operations and information warfare. Central Committee of the Chinese Communist Party (CCCPC)

People's Liberation Army (PLA)

Colombia

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Croatia

See main article: Croatian security and intelligence system. Internal and Foreign Intelligence

Military Intelligence

Cuba

Communist Party of Cuba (PCC)Ministry of the FAR (MINFAR)

Ministry of the Interior

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Egypt

Eritrea

Estonia

Ethiopia

See also: Ministry of Peace (Ethiopia).

Finland

France

See main article: List of intelligence agencies of France.

Gambia

Georgia

Germany

See main article: List of intelligence agencies of Germany.

Federal

Federal Chancellery

Federal Police

Federal Defense Force

State

(semi-independent) State Authority for the Protection of the Constitution for every single state

Ghana

Greece

Guyana

Haiti

Hungary

Iceland

India

See main article: List of Indian intelligence agencies.

Military Intelligence

Indonesia

Iran

See main article: Iranian Intelligence Community.

Iraq

Prime Minister's Office

Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Interior

Ireland

Foreign & Domestic Military Intelligence (Defence Forces)

Domestic Police Intelligence (Garda Síochána)

Israel

See main article: Israeli Intelligence Community.

Italy

See main article: Italian intelligence agencies. Dipartimento delle Informazioni per la Sicurezza (DIS) - Department of Information for Security

Jamaica

Japan

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Kenya

Kyrgyzstan

Lebanon

Liberia

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Madagascar

Malaysia

Mexico

Moldova

Mongolia

Montenegro

Morocco

Myanmar

Namibia

Nepal

Netherlands

New Zealand

See main article: New Zealand intelligence agencies.

Nigeria

North Korea

North Macedonia

See main article: List of intelligence agencies of North Macedonia.

Norway

Oman

Pakistan

See main article: Pakistani intelligence community. National Intelligence Coordination Committee (NICC)

Palestine

Office of the President of Palestine

Ministry of Interior

Panama

Papua New Guinea

Peru

Philippines

Poland

See main article: List of intelligence agencies of Poland.

Portugal

Qatar

Romania

Russia

See also: Russian intelligence agencies.

Rwanda

Saudi Arabia

Serbia

Civil Intelligence

Military Intelligence

Singapore

Ministry of Defense (MINDEF)

Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA)

Slovakia

Slovenia

Somalia

South Africa

South Korea

Spain

See main article: Spanish Intelligence Community.

Sri Lanka

Sudan

Sweden

Switzerland

See main article: Swiss intelligence agencies.

Syria

National Security Bureau

Taiwan

Tajikistan

Tanzania

Thailand

Trinidad & Tobago

Turkey

Turkmenistan

Ukraine

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom

See main article: British intelligence agencies.

Domestic intelligence

Foreign intelligence

Signals intelligence

Criminal Intelligence and Protected Persons

United States

See main article: United States Intelligence Community.

Uruguay

Uzbekistan

Venezuela

Vietnam

Yemen

Zimbabwe

European Union

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

See also

External links

Notes and References

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  33. https://books.google.com/books?id=icV4k__xMmgC&pg=PA160 Entry-points to Palestinian Security Sector Reform
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  41. Web site: Ministry of National Security – Government of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago . 2023-06-25 . en-US.
  42. Web site: Organised Crime And Intelligence Unit (OCIU) . 2023-06-25 . www.ttps.gov.tt.
  43. Web site: Financial Intelligence Unit – Trinidad and Tobago . 2023-06-25 . fiu.gov.tt.
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  56. News: What is life like in the UK's witness protection programme? . 17 May 2019 . 12 August 2015.