Intelligence Services by Country

                 
 

Argentina
 

Estonia

Japan

North Korea Sweden
 

Australia
 

Finland

Jordan
 

Norway
 

Switzerland
 

Bahrain

France Kazakhstan

Pakistan
 

Turkey
 

Belarus

Germany Kenya

Peru
 

Ukraine
 

Belgium
 

Greece

Lithuania
 

Philippines

United Kingdom
 
 

Brazil

Hungary

Luxembourg
 

Poland
 

United States

 

Bulgaria

Iceland Macedonia Portugal

Worldwide

 

Canada

India Mexico Romania

Yemen
 

 

Chile

Iran
 

Moldova Russia

Zimbabwe
 

 

China
 

Iraq

Mongolia

South Africa  
 

Cuba
 

Ireland

Netherlands
 

South Korea  
 

Denmark

Israel

New Zealand
 

Spain  
 

Egypt

Italy
 

Nigeria
 

Serbia  

ARGENTINA

SIDE - Secretariat of State Intelligence (Secretaria de Intelligence de Estada).

 

AUSTRALIA

ASIS - Australian Secret Intelligence Service.
Notes: ASIS based upon Britain's SIS (MI6) and responsible for overseas intelligence collection.

ASIO - Australian Security Intelligence Organization.
Notes: ASIO based upon Britain's Security Service (MI5) and responsible for domestic intelligence collection.

BAHRAIN

SIS - Security and Intelligence Service

 

BELARUS


BKGB - Committee on State Security (Belorussian Komitet Gosudarstvennoi Bezopasnosti).

BELGIUM

SE - State Security Service (Surete de l Etat).
Notes: Internal/Federal security service within Ministry of Interior.

SGI - General Intelligence and Security Service.
Notes: Two services responsible for foreign and domestic intelligence collection and security of country from external interference.

BRAZIL


ABIN - Brazilian National Intelligence Agency (Agencia Brasileira de Inteligencia Nacional).

 

BULGARIA


NSS - National Security Service

CANADA

   

CSIS - Canadian Security Intelligence Service (Service Canadien du Renseignement de Securite).


CHILE*

DSPI - Directorate of Public Security and Intelligence (Direccion de Seguridad Publica e Informaciones.
Notes: Intelligence gathering, anti-terrorist unit, crime monitoring service within Ministry of Interior.
PI - Investigations Police (Policia de Investigaciones).
Police agency under Ministry of Interior that investigates crime, collects criminal and security data and has threads with intelligence community.


CHINA

MPS - Ministry of Public Security (Gongyong Anquan Bu).
Notes: Law enforcement, internal security collection and domestic security solutions.
MSS - Ministry of State Security (Guojia Anquan Bu).
Notes: State security including counterespionage and counter-revolutionary activities.

CUBA

DGI - General Intelligence Directorate (Direccion General de Inteligencia).

CZECH REPUBLIC


BIS - Security Information Service (Bezpecnostni informacni sluzba).
Notes: Organization run by civil authority responsible for counterintelligence, intelligence collection. Has divisions dedicated to fighting extremism, crime and the security of state secrets. BIS also runs an overseas foreign intelligence service at its embassies across the globe.

 

DENMARK


PET - Police Intelligence Service (Politiets Efterretnigstjenestre).
Notes: Domestic intelligence gathering and counterespionage activities.


EGYPT


GISS - General Intelligence and Security Committee (Mukhabarat al-Aama).
Notes: Agency for covert collection of foreign intelligence primarily acquired from Europe and Middle East neighbors. Also coordinates domestic intelligence gathering.
GDSSI - General Directorate for State Security Investigation (Jihaz Amn al Daoula).
Notes: Counter terrorism and internal security functions.
MIS - Military Intelligence Service (Mukhabarat el-Khabeya). Intelligence collection on threats to security of country and military matters.

ESTONIA


KAPO - Security Police Board (Kaitsepolitseiamet).
Notes: Domestic intelligence responsibilities, counter terrorism, counterintelligence and a variety of anti-criminal activities.
MID - Military Intelligence Department.
Domestic intelligence gathering and counterintelligence.


FINLAND


SUPO - Security Police (Suojelupoliisi).
Notes: Responsible for domestic security and counterintelligence measures.


FRANCE

DGSE - General Directorate for External Security (Direction Generale de la Securite Exterieure). Notes: Foreign intelligence collection and counter  espionage service overseen by the Ministry of Defence.
DPSD - Directorate for Defence Protection and Security (Direction de la Protection et de le Securite de la Defence).
Notes: Responsible for security of personnel, information of sensitive installations and bases.
BRGE - Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Brigade (Brigade de Renseignements et de Guerre Electronique).
Notes: Supports Directorate of Military Intelligence (DRM).

GERMANY

   

BND- Federal Intelligence Service (Bundesnachrichtendienst).
Notes: Responsible for intelligence collection and providing threat assessments.
MAD - Military Security Service (Militaerischer Abschirmdienst).


GREECE


EYP - Hellenic National Intelligence Service (Ethniki Ypiresia Pliroforian).

 

HUNGARY

NBH - National Security Office (Nemzetbiztonsagi Hivatal).
Notes: Counterintelligence and domestic security agency.

ICELAND


IDF - Iceland Defence Forces.
Notes: Tiny intelligence unit supported by United States intelligence system.


INDIA


JIC - Joint Intelligence Committee.
CBI - Central Bureau of Investigation.
Notes: Acts as liaison unit between India and Interpol.


IRAN

SAVAMA - National Intelligence Security Organisation (Sazamaneh Ettela at va Amniateh Mihan).
Notes: The former Shahs intelligence service (SAVAK) defunct in 1979 and absorbed by SAVAMA in turn absorbed by Ministry of Intelligence and Security (Vezarat-e Ettelaat va Amniat-e Keshvar) VEVAK/MOIS. Many Iranians, however, still refer to Irans primary intelligence service as SAVAMA.


IRELAND


Security and Intelligence Bureau.
Notes: Responsible for counterespionage, antiterrorism and other defence activities.
G3 - Intelligence Section.
Notes: Part of the armed forces with responsibilities collecting military intelligence and identifying issues that may affect security.

ISRAEL


GSS - Shin Bet - General Security Service (Sherutha-Bitacho ha Klai).
Notes: Domestic intelligence and security service.
Mossad - Institute for Intelligence and Special Tasks (ha-Mossad le-Modiin ule-Tafkidim Meyuhadim).
Notes: Foreign intelligence organisation and covert operations.

ITALY


SISDe - Intelligence and Democratic Security Service (Servizio per le informazioni e la Sicurezza Democratica).
Notes: Civil organisation tasked with counterintelligence, counrerespionage and domestic and international terrorism control.
SISMI - Service for Information and Military Security (Servizio per le informazioni e la Sicurezza Militaire).
Notes: Military intelligence gathering plus various foreign intelligence tasks and threat awareness. Service also oversees signals intelligence collection (SIGINT) and assists counterintelligence and counterespionage measures.

JAPAN


PSIA - Public Security Investigation Agency (Koan Chosa Koancha).
Notes: Falls under the Ministry of Justice.

JORDAN

GID - General Intelligence Department (Mukhabarat).

KAZAKHSTAN


KNB - Committee for National Security.


KENYA


NSIS - National Security Intelligence Service.

LITHUANIA

STT - Special Investigations Service (Organizacija Kovai su Kurupcija).

LUXEMBOURG

SREL - Luxembourgish State Intelligence Service (Service de Renseignements de I Etat Luxembourgeois).
Notes: Provides international intelligence and is responsible for homeland security, and counter-espionage.

MACEDONIA


AR - Macedonian Intelligence Service.


MEXICO


CISEN - Center for Investigation and National Security (Centro de Investigacion y Seguridad Nacional).
Notes: Main responsibility is collection of domestic intelligence and counter intelligence.


MOLDOVA


ISS - Intelligence and Security Service.

 

MONGOLIA


SSAM - State Security Agency of Mongolia.
Notes: Referred to as GIS (General Intelligence Service).

NETHERLANDS

AIVD - General Intelligence and Security Service
MID - Military Intelligence Service (Militaire Inlichtingendienst).
Notes: Provides intelligence for Dutch military forces and occasionally counterintelligence operations.

NEW ZEALAND

NZSIS - New Zealand Security Intelligence Service.
Notes: Domestic intelligence collection, security assessments, antiterrorism and anti-espionage.
EAD - External Assessment Bureau
Notes: Provides security assessments from intelligence collected externally.
GCSB - Government Communications Security Bureau.
Notes: Signals intelligence, communications. Operates as UKUSA signals intelligence arm in Southeast Asia within Echelon electronic interceptions system.

NIGERIA

NSO - Nigerian Security Organisation.
NIA - Nigerian Intelligence Agency.
SSS - State Security Service.

NORTH KOREA

RDEI - Research Department for External Intelligence.
Notes: Primary foreign intelligence gathering service.
Cabinet General Intelligence Bureau.
Notes: KWP Central Committee overseas major security agencies in North Korea.
SSD - State Security Department.
Notes: Internal and foreign intelligence collection. Also combats anti-state activities.

NORWAY

POT - Police Security Service (Politiets overvakingstjeneste).
Notes: Domestic intelligence gathering, counterespionage and counterterrorism responsibilities. POT reports to Norways Ministry of Justice.

PAKISTAN

IB - Intelligence Bureau
ISI - Directorate of Inter-Services Intelligence

PERU

SIN* - The Security Service (*under review)

 

PHILIPPINES


NICA - National Intelligence Coordinating Agency.
Notes: Coordinates the intelligence collection activities of the various government instrumentalities.

POLAND

UOP - Official State Protection Agency (Urzad Ochrony Panstwa).
Notes: Responsible for both foreign and domestic intelligence gathering.
MSWiA - Ministry of International Affairs and Administration (Ministerstwo Spraw Wewnetrznych i Administracji).
FBI-type organisation.

PORTUGAL


SIRP - Intelligence System of the Republic of Portugal (Sistema de Informacoes da Republica Portuguesa).
Notes: SIRP intended to be central information point for several intelligence gathering agencies, including Security Intelligence Service - SIS, Military Intelligence Service - SIM, and Defence Strategic Intelligence Service - SIED.

ROMANIA

SRI - Romanian Intelligence Service

Notes: Intelligence structure under review

RUSSIA


FSB - Federal Security Service (Federalnaia Sluzhba Besopasnosti.
Notes: Primary responsibilities are counterintelligence, counter-terrorism, fighting organised crime and corruption.
SVR - Foreign Intelligence Service (Sluzhba Vneshnogo Razvedky).
Notes: Foreign intelligence gathering and global espionage.
FAPSI - Federal Agency for Government Communications and Information (Federalnoie Agenstwo Prawitelstwennoi Swjazii Informazii).
Notes: Electronic espionage and security measures.
GRU - Main Intelligence Agency (Glavnoye Razvedyvatelnoye Upravlenie).
CSR - Central Intelligence Service (Centralnaya Sluzhbza Razvedky).
FSK - Federal Counterintelligence Service (Federalnaya Sluzhba Kontr-razvedky.


SOUTH AFRICA

NIA - National Intelligence Agency.
Notes: Domestic and counterintelligence organisation.
USEFUL GOVERNMENT INTERNET SITE
http://www.gov.za/dept/sass/

SASS - South African Secret Service.
Notes: Responsible for foreign intelligence gathering.


SOUTH KOREA

NIS - National Intelligence Service.

Notes: Domestic and counterintelligence organisation.

 

SPAIN

CNI - National Intelligence Centre (Centro Nacional de Inteligencia).
Notes: Formerly known as CESID. Domestic security, counterintelligence and foreign intelligence gathering. Responsible for SIGINT.

 

SERBIA*

Notes: Intelligence structure under review

 

SWEDEN

IB - Intelligence Bureau (Informations Byran).
Notes: Domestic security and counterintelligence.
SAPO - National Security Service (Sakerhetspolisen).
National security intelligence organisation also called Security Police.

SWITZERLAND


BAP - Federal Office of Police (Bundesamt fur Polizei).
Notes: Internal security and counterespionage operations.
SYRIA
GID - General Intelligence Directorate.
Notes: Intelligence collection, state security.
MIS - Military Intelligence Service (Mukhabarat).
Notes: Counterintelligence and internal security issues.


TURKEY

MIT - National Intelligence Organisation (Milli Istihbarat Teskilati).
Notes: Responsible for intelligence and counterintelligence activities - also acquires intelligence from abroad.
General Directorate for Security (Emniyet Genel Mudurlugu).
Notes: Domestic security operations and collection of intelligence information from with Turkey.

 

UKRAINE

SSU - The Security Service of Ukraine.

 

YEMEN


PSO - Political Security Organisation.
Notes: Reports to Security Council and domestic and counterintelligence activities.
CSO - Central Security Organisation.
Notes: Internal security and protection of important government locations.

UNITED KINGDOM

 

 

 

MI5 - British Security Service.
Brief Notes: Domestic security and counterintelligence agency overseen by the Home Office.
MI6 - British Secret Intelligence Service (SIS).
Brief Notes: Foreign intelligence gathering organisation overseen by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
GCHQ - Government Communications Headquarters.
Brief Notes: Signals intelligence (SIGINT).
DIS - Defence Intelligence Staff.
Brief Notes: Ministry of Defence.
JIC - Joint Intelligence Committee.
Notes: Central coordination body for all UKs intelligence agencies.

 

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

CIA - Central Intelligence Agency.
Brief Notes: Information collection through its Directorate of Operations and Directorate of Science and Technology.
FBI - Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Brief Notes: Primary US counterintelligence organisation; emphasis on countering terrorism at home and abroad. A division of the Department of Justice.
NSA - National Security Agency.
Brief Notes: Technical collection of foreign signals intelligence (SIGINT). Activities includes communications signals intelligence (COMINT) and electronic intelligence (ELINT).
NRO - National Reconnaissance Office
Brief Notes: Spaceborne intelligence collection organisation.
DIA - Defense Intelligence Agency
Brief Notes: All source intelligence collection to wider US intelligence community; threat assessments.
Homeland Security.

ZIMBABWE

CIO Central Intelligence Organisation

 

WORLDWIDE ORGANIZATIONS


INTERPOL

International Criminal Police Organization
OECD Financial Action Task Force
on Money Laundering (FATF)
 

 

   
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