Intelligence agency/List

Intelligence agency/List
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The following is a partial list of current intelligence agencies.
See also this list of intelligence agencies on this site.

Agencies by country

A

Afghanistan

• National Directorate of Security (NDS)

Albania

• State Intelligence Service (SHISH); successor to SHiK

Algeria

• Département du Renseignement et de la Sécurité

Argentina

• Secretaría de Inteligencia (SI) (Secretariat of Intelligence) (former SIDE)
  • Escuela Nacional de Inteligencia (ENI) (National Intelligence School)
• Dirección de Observaciones Judiciales (DOJ) (Directorate of Judicial Surveillance)
• Servicio Federal de Lucha contra el Narcotráfico (SEFECONAR) (Federal Counternarcotics Service)
• Sistema de Inteligencia Nacional (SIN) (National Intelligence System)
• Dirección Nacional de Inteligencia Criminal (DNIC) (National Directorate of Criminal Intelligence)
• Dirección Nacional de Inteligencia Estratégica Militar (DNIEM) (National Directorate of Strategic Military Intelligence)
• Inteligencia del Servicio Penitenciario Federal (Federal Penitentiary Service Intelligence)
• Inteligencia de la Policía Federal Argentina (Argentine Federal Police Intelligence)
• Inteligencia de la Policía Bonaerense (SIPBA) (Buenos Aires Police Intelligence)
• Inteligencia de la Gendarmería Nacional Argentina (SIGN) (Argentine National Gendarmerie Intelligence)
• Inteligencia de la Prefectura Naval Argentina (SIPN) (Argentine Naval Prefecture Intelligence)
• Inteligencia de la Policía de Seguridad Aeroportuaria (Airport Security Police Intelligence)
• Unidad de Inteligencia Financiera (UIF) (Financial Intelligence Unit)
• Jefatura de Inteligencia del Estado Mayor Conjunto de las Fuerzas Armadas (J-2) (Intelligence Department of the Joint General Staff of the Armed Forces)
  • Central de Reunión de Inteligencia Militar (CRIM) (Military Intelligence Collection Center)
  • Servicio de Inteligencia del Ejército (SIE) (Army Intelligence Service)
  • Servicio de Inteligencia Naval (SIN) (Naval Intelligence Service)
  • Servicio de Inteligencia de la Fuerza Aérea (SIFA) (Air Force Intelligence Service)

Australia

• Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO)
• Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS)
• Defence Intelligence Organisation (DIO)
• Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation (DIGO)
• Defence Signals Directorate (DSD)
• Office of National Assessments (ONA)

Austria

• Heeresnachrichtenamt (HNA) (Army Intelligence Office)
• Abwehramt (AWA) (Military Protective Office)
• Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz und Terrorismusbekämpfung (BVT) (Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and Counter-Terrorism)
• Landesamt für Verfassungsschutz und Terrorismusbekämpfung (LVT) (State Offices for the Protection of the Constitution and Counter-Terrorism)

Armenia

• National Security Service (NSS)

Azerbaijan

• Milli Tehlukesizlik Nazirliyi (MTN) (Ministry of National Security)
• Daxili İşlər Nazirliyi (DIN) (Ministry Of Internal Affairs)

B

Bangladesh

• Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI)
• National Security Intelligence (DG NSI)
• District Intelligence Branch (DIB)

Belgium

• Staatsveiligheid / Sûreté de l'État (SV/SE) (State Security Service)
• Algemene Dienst Inlichting en Veiligheid / Service Général du Renseignement et de la Sécurité (ADIV/SGRS) (General Information and Security Service)

Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Obavještajno sigurnosna agencija (OSA)
• Agencija za istragu i zaštitu (SIPA)

Brazil

• Agência Brasileira de Inteligência (ABIN) (Brazilian Intelligence Agency)

Bulgaria

• Nacionalna razuznavatelna sluzhba (NRS) (National Intelligence Service) - overseas intelligence gathering service under presidential supervision
• Nacionalna sluzhba sigurnost (NSS) - national counter-intelligence service under Ministry of Interior supervision
• Komitet za darzhavna sigurnost (KDS) (Committee for State Security) - former regime's counter-intelligence service

C

Canada

• Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)
• Communications Security Establishment (CSE)
• Canadian Forces Intelligence Branch (DND)
• Criminal Intelligence Service Canada (CISC)
• Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC)
• Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
• Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)

China

• Ministry of State Security (MSS) Chinese: Guojia Anquan Bu (Guoanbu)

Chile

• Agencia Nacional de Inteligencia (ANI) (National Intelligence Agency)

Colombia

• Departamento Administrativo de Seguridad (DAS) (Administrative Department of Security)
• Dirección de Inteligencia de la Policía Nacional (DIPOL)

Costa Rica

• Direccion de Inteligencia y Seguridad Nacional (DIS) (Intelligence and National Security Department)

Croatia

• Sigurnosno-obavještajna agencija (SOA) (Security and Intelligence Agency)
• Vojna sigurnosno-obavještajna agencija (VSOA) (Military Security and Intelligence Agency)

Cuba

• Dirección General de Inteligencia (DGI) (General Directorate of Intelligence)
• Revolutionary Armed Forces Intelligence

Czech Republic

• Security Information Service (BIS)
• Úřad pro zahraniční styky a informace (UZSI) (Office for Foreign Relations and Information)
• Vojenské zpravodajství (Military Intelligence)

D-E

Denmark

• Politiets Efterretningstjeneste (PET) (Police Intelligence Service)
• Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste (FE) (Defence Intelligence Service)

Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Agence nationale de renseignements

Dominican Republic

• Direccion Nacional de Inteligencia (DNI) (National Directorate of Intelligence)

Egypt

• Al-Mukhabarat al-'Ammah (Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate)
• Mukhabarat el-Harbeya (Military Intelligence)
• Mabahith Amn al-Dawla al-'Ulya (State Security Investigation Bureau )

Estonia

• Kaitsepolitseiamet (KAPO) (Security Police Board)
• Riigi Teabeamet (Intelligence Service)

Ethiopia

• Beherawi Mereja na Deheninet Derijit(Hizib Dehininet) (National Intelligence and Security Service)

F-G

Finland

• Suojelupoliisi (Supo) (Security Police, literally "Protection Police")
• Viestikoelaitos (VKoeL) (Finnish Intelligence Research Establishment, literally Signals Test Facility), the signals intelligence agency of the Finnish Army
• Puolustusvoimien Tiedustelukeskus (PVTK) (Defence Intelligence Center)

France

• Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure (DGSE) (General Directorate of External Security)
• Direction Centrale du Renseignement Intérieur (DCRI) (Central Directorate of Interior Intelligence)
• Direction du Renseignement Militaire (DRM) (Directorate of Military Intelligence)
• Direction de la Protection et de la Sécurité de la Défense (DPSD) (Directorate of Protection and Defense Security)

Germany

• Verfassungsschutz (Protection of the Constitution)
  • Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz (BFV) (Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution)
  • Landesämter für Verfassungsschutz (LFV) (State Offices for the Protection of the Constitution)
• Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND) (Federal Intelligence Service)
• Militärischer Abschirmdienst (MAD) (Military Protective Service)

Greece

• Ethniki Ypiresia Pliroforion (NIS) (Hellenic National Intelligence Service)

H-I

Hong Kong

• Criminal Intelligence Bureau (CIB) of the Hong Kong Police Force
• Joint Financial Intelligence Unit (JFIU) of the Hong Kong Police Force and the Customs and Excise Department

Hungary

• Információs Hivatal (IH) (Information Office)
• Katonai Biztonsági Hivatal (KBH) (Military Security Office)
• Katonai Felderítő Hivatal (KFH) (Military Reconnaissance Office)
• Nemzetbiztonsági Hivatal (NBH) (National Security Office)
• Nemzetbiztonsági Szakszolgálat (NBSZ) (National Security Special Service)

Iceland

• Greiningardeild Ríkislögreglustjóra (GRLS) (National Security Agency) (formerly Eftirgrennslanadeild Lögreglunnar and Útlendingaeftirlitið)
• Greiningardeild Varnarmálastofnunar Íslands (GVSÍ) (Military Intelligence Service) (formerly: Icelandic Intelligence Service (IIS))
• Skattrannsóknarstjóri Ríkisins (National Tax Investigation Police)

India

• Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW)
• Intelligence Bureau (IB)
• Defense Intelligence Agency (India) (DIA)
• Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
• Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI)
• Criminal Investigation Department (CID)
• Directorate of Army Intelligence (India)
• Directorate of Naval Intelligence (India)
• Directorate of Air Intelligence (India)
• Directorate of Military Intelligence (India)

Indonesia

• Badan Intelijen Negara (BIN)

Iran

• Ministry Of Intelligence (MOIS)

Iraq

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

Ireland

• G2 (Military Intelligence)
• Special Detective Unit (formerly Special Branch) of the Garda Síochána
• National Surveillance Unit (NSU) of the Garda Síochána

Israel

• ha-Mossad le-Modiin u-le-Tafkidim Myukhadim (Mossad) (Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations)
• Sherut ha-Bitakhon ha-Klali (Shabak or Shin Bet) (General Security Service)
• Agaf ha-Modi'in (Aman) (Military Intelligence)

Italy

• Agenzia Informazioni e Sicurezza Interna (AISI): "Agency for Internal Information and Security" (domestic intelligence agency).
• Agenzia Informazioni e Sicurezza Esterna (AISE): "Agency for External Information and Security" (external intelligence agency).
• Dipartimento delle Informazioni per la Sicurezza (DIS): "Department of Information for Security" (classified data management, personnel training for both AISI and AISE).
• Comitato Interministeriale per la Sicurezza della Repubblica (CISR): "Inter-ministerial Committee for the Security of the Republic" (a joint intelligenge superivision committee).

J

Jamaica

• Jamaica Defence Force Intelligence Unit

Japan

• Cabinet Secretariat
  • Cabinet Intelligence and Research Office (Naicho)
    • Cabinet Satellite Intelligence Center (CSICE)
• Ministry of Defense
  • Bureau of Defense Policy
    • Defense Intelligence Division (DID)
  • Defense Intelligence Headquarters (DIH)
  • Military Intelligence Command (JGSDF)
  • Fleet Intelligence Command (JMSDF)
  • Air Intelligence Wing (JASDF)
• National Police Agency
  • Security Bureau (SB)
  • Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Public Security Bureau
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  • Intelligence and Analysis Service (IAS)
• Ministry of Justice
  • Public Security Intelligence Agency (PSIA)

Jordan

• Da’irat al-Mukhabarat al-’Ammah (GID) (General Intelligence Department)

K-M

Kenya

• National Security Intelligence Service (NSIS)

Korea, Republic of

• National Intelligence Service (NIS)

Latvia

• Satversmes aizsardzības birojs (SAB) (Bureau of Constitutional Defense)

Libya

• Jamahiriya el-Mukhabarat

Lithuania

• Valstybes Saugumo Departamentas (Apie VSD) (State Security Department)
• Antrasis operatyvinių tarnybų departamentas (AOTD) prie Krašto apsaugos ministerijos (Apie AOTD) (Second Investigation Department under Ministry of National Defence)

Luxembourg

• Service de Renseignement de l'Etat (State Intelligence Service)

Republic of Macedonia

• Agencija za razuznavanje (Intelligence Agency) IA

Malaysia

• Cawangan Khas Special Branch (SB)

Maldives

• Maldives National Defence Force (MNDF)
• Maldives Police Service (Police Intelligence Division)

Mexico

• Centro de Investigación y Seguridad Nacional (CISEN) (National Security and Investigation Center)

Moldova

• Serviciul de Informaţii şi Securitate al Republicii Moldova (SIS) (Information and Security Service of the Republic of Moldova)

Mongolia

• General Intelligence Agency of Mongolia (GIA)

Morocco

• Direction de la Surveillance du Territoire (DST) (Directorate of Territorial Surveillance)
• Direction Generale pour l'Etude et la Documentation (DGED) (Directorate of Research and Documentation)

N

Netherlands

• Algemene Inlichtingen- en Veiligheidsdienst (AIVD) (General Intelligence and Security Service)
• Militaire Inlichtingen- en Veiligheidsdienst (MIVD) (Military Intelligence and Security Service)
• Fiscale Inlichtingen- en Opsporingsdienst-Economische Controledienst (FIOD-ECD) (Fiscal Intelligence and Investigation Service-Financial Control Service)
• Criminele Inlichtingen Eenheid (CIE) (Police Criminal Intelligence Unit)
• Nationale Signals Intelligence Organisatie (NSO) (National Signals Intelligence Organistation)
• Sociale Inlichtingen- en Opsporingsdienst (SIOD) (Social Intelligence and Investigation Service), used for investigations in the social security system

New Zealand

• Government Communications Security Bureau
• Security Intelligence Service

Nigeria

• State Security Service (SSS)
• National Intelligence Agency (NIA)

Norway

• Politiets sikkerhetstjeneste (PST) (Police Security Agency), formerly Politiets overvåkningstjeneste (POT) (Police Surveillance Agency)
• Nasjonal sikkerhetsmyndighet (NSM) (National Security Authority)
• Etterretningstjenesten (NIS) (Norwegian Intelligence Service)

P

Pakistan

• Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)
• Intelligence Bureau (IB)
• Military Intelligence (MI)
• Naval Intelligence (NI)
• Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)
• Central Intelligence/Investigation Agency (CIA)
• Special Branch (SB)

Peru

• Servicio de Inteligencia Nacional (SIN) (National Intelligence Service)

Philippines

• Police Intelligence Unit, Philippine National Police
• Military Intelligence Group
• Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP)
• National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA)
• National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)
• Naval Intelligence and Security Force (NISF)
• Counter-Intelligence Group (CIG)
• Special Staff Directorate

Poland

• Agencja Wywiadu (AW) (Foreign Intelligence Agency)
• Agencja Bezpieczeństwa Wewnętrznego (ABW) (Internal Security Agency)
• Służba Wywiadu Wojskowego (SWW) (Military Intelligence Service)
• Służba Kontrwywiadu Wojskowego (SKW) (Military Counter-intelligence Service)
• Centralne Biuro Antykorupcyjne (CBA) (Central Anticorruption Bureau)

Portugal

• Sistema de Informações da República Portuguesa (SIRP) (Intelligence System of the Portuguese Republic)
• Serviço de Informações de Segurança (SIS) (Security Intelligence Service)

R

Romania

• SRI (Romanian Intelligence Service)
• SIE (External Intelligence Service)
• SPP (Protection and Security Service)
• STS (Special Telecommunications Service)
• Direcţia Generală de Informaţii a Apărării - DGIA (Directorate General of Defence Intelligence)
  • Direcţia de Informaţii Militare - DIM (Directorate of Military Intelligence)
  • Direcţia de Siguranţă Militară - DSM / J2 (Directorate of Military Security)
• Directia Generală de Informaţii şi Protecţie Internă - DGIPI (Directorate General of Information and Internal Protection - Ministry of the Interior)

Russia|Russian Federation

• Federalnaya Sluzhba Bezopasnosti (FSB) (Federal Security Service)
• Federalnaya Sluzhba Okhrany (FSO) (Federal Protective Service)
• Federalnoye Agentstvo Pravitelstvennoy Svyazi i Informatsiyi (FAPSI) (Federal Agency of Government Communications and Information)
• Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoye Upravlenie (GRU) (Main Intelligence Directorate)
• Sluzhba Vneshney Razvedki (SVR) (Foreign Intelligence Service)

S

Saudi Arabia

• Al Mukhabarat Al A'amah (General Intelligence Directorate)

Serbia

• Bezbednosno Informativna Agencija (BIA) (Security Information Agency)
• Vojno-bezbednosna agencija (VBA, Military security agency)
• Vojna obavestajna agencija (Military intelligence service)

Singapore

• Internal Security Department (ISD)
• Security and Intelligence Division (SID)

Slovakia

• Slovenská informačná služba (SIS) (Slovak Information Service)
• Vojenské spravodajstvo (Military Intelligence)
  • Vojenská spravodajská služba (VSS) (Military Intelligence Service)
  • Vojenské obranné spravodajstvo (VOS) (Military Defence Service)
• Národný bezpečnostný úrad (NBÚ) (National Security Bureau)

Slovenia

• Slovenska Obveščevalno-Varnostna Agencija (SOVA) (Slovenian Intelligence and Security Agency)

South Africa

• National Intelligence Agency (NIA)
• South African Secret Service (SASS)
• South African National Defence Force Intelligence Division (SANDF-ID)
• Crime Intelligence Division, South African Police Service

Spain

• Centro Nacional de Inteligencia (CNI) (National Intelligence Centre)
• Centro Superior de Información de la Defensa (CESID)
• Cuerpo Nacional de Policia (CNP)
• Brigada de Investigación Tecnológica (BIT)
• Comisaría General de la Información (CGI)
• Civil Guard (Spain) (Servicio de información de la Guardia Civil)
• Spanish Army (Centro de Inteligencia de las Fuerzas Armadas)

Sudan

• Al Amn al-Dakhili (Internal Security)
• Al Amn al-Khariji (External Security)

Sweden

• Militära underrättelse- och säkerhetstjänsten (MUST) (Military Intelligence and Security Directorate)
• Säkerhetspolisen (SÄPO) (Security Service)
• Kontoret för särskild inhämtning (KSI) (Office for Special Acquisition)
• Försvarets Radioanstalt (FRA) (Defence Radio Establishment)

Sri Lanka

• Civil
  • National Intelligence Bureau (NIB)
• Military
  • Directorate of Military Intelligence

Switzerland

• Strategischer Nachrichtendienst (SND) (Strategic Intelligence Service)
• Dienst für Analyse und Prävention (DAP) (Analysis and Prevention Service)
• Militärischer Nachrichtendienst (MND) (Military Intelligence Service)
• Luftwaffennachrichtendienst (LWND) (Air Force Intelligence Service)

Syria

• Air Force Intelligence Directorate
• General Security Directorate
• Political Security Directorate
• Military Intelligence Service

T

Taiwan

• General Strategy
  • National Security Bureau, National Security Council
• Civil
  • Ministry of Justice Investigation Bureau (MJIB)
  • National Police Agency, Ministry of Interior
• Semi-military
  • Coast Guard Administration
• Military
  • All Service Units
    • Military Police Command, Ministry of National Defense
    • Military Intelligence Bureau, General Staff Headquarters, Ministry of National Defense
    • Military Security General Corps, General Staff Headquarters, Ministry of National Defense
    • Political Warfare General Bureau, Ministry of National Defense
  • Single Branch Units
    • Staff Department of Intelligence(S2), Army Command
    • Staff Department of Intelligence(S2), Navy Command
    • Staff Department of Intelligence(S2), Air Force Command

Thailand

• Sahmnakkhaogrong-hangshaat (NIA) (National Intelligence Agency)
• Armed Forces Security Center
• Department of Special Investigations
• Internal Security Operations Command (ISOC)

Turkey

• Milli İstihbarat Teşkilatı (MİT) (National Intelligence Organization)
• Jandarma İstihbarat ve Terörle Mücadele (JİTEM) (Gendarmerie Intelligence and Counter-Terrorism Bureau)
• Emniyet Genel Müdürlüğü İstihbarat Daire Başkanlığı (Police Intelligence Bureau)
• Genelkurmay İstihbarat Daire Başkanlığı (Joint Chief of Staff Intelligence Bureau)
• Kara Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı İstihbarat Başkanlığı (Army Intelligence Bureau)
• Deniz Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı İstihbarat Başkanlığı (Naval Intelligence Bureau)
• Hava Kuvvetleri Komutanlığı İstihbarat Başkanlığı (Air Force Intelligence Bureau)
• Milli Güvenlik Kurulu Genel Sekreterliği (MGK) (National Security Council)
• sahil güvenlik istihbarat birimi daire başkanlığı

Turkmenistan

• Committee for National Security (KNB)

U

Ukraine

• Central Intelligence Directorate - Holovne Upravlinnya Rozvidky (HUR)
• Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine - Sluzhba Zovnishnioyi Rozvidky Ukrayiny (SZR or SZRU)
• National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)
• Security Service of Ukraine - Sluzhba Bezpeky Ukrayiny (SBU)

United Kingdom

• Tasking and strategic direction
  • Joint Intelligence Committee (JIC)
• National Agencies
  • Secret Intelligence Service (SIS or colloquially MI6)
  • Security Service (colloquially MI5)
  • Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ)
• Military
  • All source analysis and direction
    • Defence Intelligence Staff (DIS)
  • Single Service professional branches
    • Royal Air Force Intelligence Branch
    • Intelligence Corps
• Civil law enforcement
  • Serious Organised Crime Agency
  • Special Branch
  • Police Intelligence

United States

• Office of the Director of National Intelligence
• Independent Agencies
  • Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

• United States Department of Defense
  • Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Agency (AF ISR) AIA
  • Military Intelligence [1]
  • Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
  • Marine Corps Intelligence Activity [2]
  • National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
  • National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
  • National Security Agency (NSA)
  • Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI)

• United States Department of Energy
  • Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence

• United States Department of Homeland Security
  • United States Secret Service
  • Coast Guard Intelligence [3]
  • Office of Intelligence and Analysis

• United States Department of Justice
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Directorate of Intelligence
  • Drug Enforcement Administration, Office of National Security Intelligence (DEA)

• United States Department of State
  • Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR)

• United States Department of the Treasury
  • Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence

Uzbekistan

• Milliy Havfsizlik Hizmati, Служба национальной безопасности (СНБ) (National Security Service)

V-Z

Venezuela

• Dirección de los Servicios de Inteligencia y Prevención (DISIP) (Directorate of Intelligence and Prevention Services)
• General Counterintelligence Office

Vietnam

• Tổng cục 2 tình báo quân đội (TC2) (Second Central Commission of Military Intelligence)

Zimbabwe

• Central Intelligence Organisation (CIO)

External links

• FAS report
• List of intelligence agencies on Politicalinformation.net
• Proposal for a Privacy Protection Guideline on Secret Personal Data Gathering and Transborder Flows of Such Data in the Fight against Terrorism and Serious Crime by Marcel Stuessi

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