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<p>79.168.75.125: </p> <hr /> <div>{{Short description|Government agency responsible for the collection and analysis of secret security or political information}}<br /> {{Refimprove|date=November 2020}}<br /> [[File:Nhb-exterior-020.jpg|thumb|250px|The [[George Bush Center for Intelligence]] is the headquarters of the [[Central Intelligence Agency]].]]<br /> An '''intelligence agency''' is a [[government agency]] responsible for the collection, [[Intelligence analysis|analysis]], and exploitation of information in support of [[law enforcement]], [[national security]], [[military]], and [[foreign policy]] objectives.&lt;ref name=BI&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/17-agencies-of-the-us-intelligence-community-2013-5|work=[[Business Insider]]|title=These 17 Agencies Make Up The Most Sophisticated Spy Network In The World|author=Szoldra, Paul|date=May 11, 2013}}&lt;/ref&gt;<br /> <br /> Means of information gathering are both overt and covert and may include [[espionage]], [[signals intelligence|communication interception]], [[cryptanalysis]], cooperation with other institutions, and evaluation of public sources. The assembly and propagation of this information is known as [[intelligence analysis]] or [[intelligence assessment]].<br /> <br /> Intelligence agencies can provide the following services for their national governments.<br /> <br /> * Give early warning of impending crisis;<br /> * Serve national and international [[crisis management]] by helping to discern the intentions of current or potential opponents;<br /> * Inform national defense planning and [[military operation]]s ([[military intelligence]]);<br /> * Protect sensitive information secrets, both of their own sources and activities, and those of other state agencies;<br /> * Covertly influence the outcome of events in favor of [[national interest]]s, or influence [[international security]]; and<br /> * Defense against the efforts of other national intelligence agencies ([[counter-intelligence]]).<br /> <br /> [[File:Aerial of GCHQ, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England 24May2017 arp.jpg|thumb|The HQ of UK signals intelligence activities is [[Government Communications Headquarters]], [[Cheltenham]]]]<br /> [[File:Supon päämaja Helsingissä 02.jpg|thumb|The headquarters of the [[Finnish Security Intelligence Service]] or SUPO in [[Punavuori]], [[Helsinki]]]]<br /> There is a distinction between &quot;security intelligence&quot; and &quot;foreign intelligence&quot;. Security intelligence pertains to domestic threats (e.g., [[terrorism]], espionage). Foreign intelligence involves information collection relating to the political, or economic activities of foreign states.<br /> <br /> Some agencies have been involved in [[assassination]], [[arms trafficking]], [[coup d'état|coups d'état]], and the placement of misinformation ([[propaganda]]) as well as other [[Covert operation|covert]] and [[clandestine operations]], in order to support their own or their governments' interests.<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[Intelligence officer]]<br /> * [[List of intelligence agencies]]<br /> * [[List of defunct intelligence agencies]]<br /> * [[List of intelligence gathering disciplines]]<br /> * [[Security agency]]<br /> * [[Secret police]]<br /> * [[Secret service]]<br /> * [[Counter-intelligence and counter-terrorism organizations]]<br /> <br /> ==Further reading==<br /> '''Books'''<br /> * ''Encyclopedia of Espionage, Intelligence, and Security'', hrg. von K. Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, 3 Bände, Detroit [u.a.] : Gale [u.a.], 2004<br /> * Rhodri Jeffreys-Jones, ''Cloak and Dollar: A History of American Secret Intelligence'', Yale University Press, 2002<br /> * Richard C. S. Trahair, ''Encyclopedia of Cold War Espionage, Spies, and Secret Operations'', Westport, Conn. [u.a.] : Greenwood Press, 2004<br /> * Amy B. Zegart, ''Flawed by Design: The Evolution of the CIA, JCS, and NSC'', Stanford, Calif.: Stanford Univ. Press, 1999<br /> <br /> '''Journals'''<br /> * ''The Journal of Intelligence History''<br /> <br /> '''Reports'''<br /> * Ruiz, Victor H., 2010. &quot;A Knowledge Taxonomy for Army Intelligence Training: An Assessment of the Military Intelligence Basic Officer Leaders Course Using Lundvall's Knowledge Taxonomy&quot;. Applied Research Projects. [[Texas State University]] Paper 331. [http://ecommons.txstate.edu/arp/331 Txstate.edu]<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> {{reflist}}<br /> <br /> ==External links==<br /> *[http://montages.blogspot.com/2005/01/outsourcing-intelligence.html Outsourcing Intelligence]<br /> *[https://web.archive.org/web/20080625184941/http://www.nachrichtendienste.ch/THESIS_BY_MARCEL_STUESSI_SECRET_PERSONAL_DATA_GATHERING_.pdf 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]<br /> * [http://intellit.muskingum.edu/ The Literature of Intelligence: A Bibliography of Materials, with Essays, Reviews, and Comments]<br /> * [http://intelligence-history.org/ International Intelligence History Association]<br /> * [https://docupedia.de/zg/Bergien_intelligence_history_v1_en_2021 Rüdiger Bergien: ''Intelligence History''], version: 1.0, in: Docupedia Zeitgeschichte, 3rd august 2021 <br /> <br /> {{External national intelligence agencies}}<br /> <br /> {{Authority control}}<br /> [[Category:Intelligence agencies| ]]</div>

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