Espionage organizations

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Espionage is a subset of human intelligence, one of many intelligence collection methods, which are organized by intelligence collection management.

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
Flag of Argentina Argentina Secretariat of Intelligence, National Directorate of Criminal Intelligence, National Directorate of Strategic Military Intelligence
Flag of Australia Australia Australian Secret Intelligence Service
Flag of Cuba Cuba General Intelligence Directorate (DGI)
Flag of the Czech Republic Czech Republic Security Information Service
Flag of France France General Directorate of External Security, Central Directorate of General Intelligence,
Flag of Germany Germany Federal Intelligence Service
Flag of India India Research and Analysis Wing, Intelligence Bureau
Flag of Iran Iran Ministry of Intelligence (Iran)
Flag of Israel Israel Institute for Intelligence and Special Operations
Flag of Italy Italy Democratic Intelligence and Security Service, Military Intelligence and Security Service
Flag of Mexico Mexico National Security and Investigation Center
Flag of Pakistan Pakistan Directorate for Inter-Services Intelligence
Flag of the Netherlands Netherlands General Intelligence and Security Service
Flag of New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand Security Intelligence Service
Flag of Russia Russia Federal Security Service, Foreign Intelligence Service, Main Intelligence Directorate
Flag of South Africa South Africa National Intelligence Agency, South African Secret Service, South African National Defence Force Intelligence Division
Flag of Spain Spain National Intelligence Centre
Flag of the United Kingdom United Kingdom Secret Intelligence Service
Flag of the United States United States Central Intelligence Agency National Clandestine Service

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