World Intelligence Agency

Intelligence agencies can provide the following services for their national governments.

provide analysis in areas relevant to national security;
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;
protect secrets, both of their own sources and activities, and those of other state agencies; and
may act covertly to influence the outcome of events in favor of national interests
Intelligence agencies are also involved in defensive activities such as counter-espionage or counter-terrorism.

There is a distinction between "security intelligence" and "foreign intelligence". Security intelligence pertains to national security threats . Foreign intelligence involves information collection relating to the political, or economic activities of foreign states.

Some agencies are accused of being involved in assassination, arms sales, coups d'état, and the placement of misinformation (propaganda) as well as other covert operations, in order to support their own or their governments' interests.


1 List of major intelligence agencies (by country)



List of major intelligence agencies (by country)
Main article: List of intelligence agencies
Australia

Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS)
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO)
Bangladesh

Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI)
National Security Intelligence (NSI)
Belgium

Staatsveiligheid / Sûreté de l'État (SV/SE) – State Security Service
Brazil

Agência Brasileira de Inteligência (ABIN) – Brazilian Intelligence Agency
Canada

Canadian Security Intelligence Service / Service canadien du renseignement de sécurité (CSIS/SCRS)
Communications Security Establishment (CSE)
China

Ministry of State Security (MSS)
Chile

Agencia Nacional de Inteligencia (ANI) – National Intelligence Agency
Colombia

Agencia Central de Intelligencia (ACI) Central Intelligence Agency (of Colombia)
Cuba

Dirección General de Inteligencia (DGI) General Directorate of Intelligence
Czech Republic

Bezpečnostní informační služba (BIS) – Security Information Service
Úřad pro zahraniční styky a informace (ÚZSI) – Office for Foreign Relations and Information
Vojenské zpravodajství (VZ) – Military Intelligence
Denmark

Politiets Efterretningstjeneste (PET) – Danish Security and Intelligence Service
Forsvarets Efterretningstjeneste (FE) – Danish Defence Intelligence Service
Egypt

Al-Mukhabarat al-'Ammah – Egyptian General Intelligence Directorate
Mabahith Amn al-Dawla al-'Ulya – State Security Investigation Bureau
Finland

Suojelupoliisi (Supo) – Protection Police
France

Direction Générale de la Sécurité Extérieure (DGSE) – General Directorate of External Security
Direction Centrale du Renseignement Intérieur (DCRI) – Central Directorate of Interior Intelligence
Germany

Bundesnachrichtendienst (BND) – Federal Intelligence Service
Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz (BfV) – Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution
Militärischer Abschirmdienst (MAD) – Military Counterintelligence Agency
Greece

Ethniki Ypiresia Pliroforion (NIS) – Hellenic National Intelligence Service
India

National Investigation Agency (NIA)
Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI)
Intelligence Bureau (IB)
Research and Analysis Wing (RAW)
Ireland

G2 Army Intelligence (G2)
National Surveillance Unit (Garda) (NSU)
Israel

ha-Mossad le-Modiin u-le-Tafkidim Myukhadim (Mossad) – Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations
Shirut Bitahon Klali (ISA) – Israel Security Agency
Italy

Agenzia Informazioni e Sicurezza Interna (AISI) – Agency for Internal Information and Security
Agenzia Informazioni e Sicurezza Esterna (AISE) – Agency for External Information and Security
Mexico

Centro de Investigación y Seguridad Nacional (CISEN) – National Security and Investigation Center
Agencia Federal de Investigacion (AFI) – Federal Investigation Agency
Netherlands

Algemene Inlichtingen- en Veiligheidsdienst (AIVD) – General Intelligence and Security Service
New Zealand

New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS)
Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB)
Pakistan

Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)
Military Intelligence (MI)
Intelligence Bureau (IB)
Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)
Criminal Investigation Department (CID)
Philippines

National Intelligence Coordinating Agency (NICA)
Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (ISAFP)
National Bureau of Investigation (NBI)
Philippine National Police - Intelligence Group (PNP-IG)
Bureau of Customs - Intelligence Group (BOC-IG)
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 Counterintelligence Service
Russian Federation

Federalnaya Sluzhba Bezopasnosti (FSB) – Federal Security Service
Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoye Upravlenie Genshtaba (GRU) – Main Intelligence Directorate of General Staff
Sluzhba Vneshney Razvedki (SVR) – Foreign Intelligence Service
Saudi Arabia

Al Mukhabarat Al A'amah – General Intelligence Directorate
Singapore

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

Slovenská informačná služba (SIS) – Slovak Information Service
Vojenská spravodajská služba (VSS) – Military Intelligence Service
South Africa

National Intelligence Agency (NIA)
Spain

Centro Nacional de Inteligencia (CNI) – National Intelligence Centre
Sweden

Kontoret för särskild inhämtning (KSI) – Office for Special Acquisition
Underrättelsekontoret (UNDK) – Intelligence Office
Turkey

Milli İstihbarat Teşkilatı (MİT) – National Intelligence Organization
Ukraine

Holovne Upravlinnya Rozvidky (HUR) – Central Intelligence Directorate
Sluzhba Bezpeky Ukrayiny (SBU) – Security Service of Ukraine
Sluzhba Zovnishnioyi Rozvidky Ukrayiny (SZR or SZRU) – Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine
United Kingdom

Secret Intelligence Service (SIS or MI6)
Security Service (colloquially MI5)
Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ)
United States

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
National Security Agency (NSA)
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)