10. CSIS (Canada)
The Canadian
Security Intelligent Service (CSIS) was created in 1984, previous to which
Canadian intelligence was handled through the RCMP (Royal Canadian Mounted
Police). CSIS is patterned after the CIA and MI6, in that it is a civilian
agency which is unconnected to the military or police. Canadian intelligence
agents work both domestically and internationally in an effort to monitor and
counter threats to Canadian security. CSIS came under enormous criticism from
the Canadian public for their investigation of the bombing of Air India Flight
182 in 1985, a tragedy that claimed the lives of 280 Canadians. CSIS officials
reportedly erased key wiretaps and made several strategic investigatory errors.
To this date, no one has been held responsible for the bombing.
Medal Of Honour: From 1988 to 1994, CSIS agent Grant Bristow infiltrated the Canadian white-supremacist movement, becoming security chief of the Heritage Front, the most prominent white-supremacist organization in Canada. Bristow's activities led to several arrests and prevented certain incidents of planned violence. His cover was blown by a Toronto journalist in 1994.
9. ASIS (Australia)
Created in 1952, the Australian Secret Intelligent Service
(ASIS) agency is responsible for collecting intelligence, undertaking
counter-intelligence activities and, especially, coordinating with other
agencies overseas. The Australian government recently passed a controversial
bill which allowed ASIS to work with other organizations like the CIA in
paramilitary operations, provided ASIS agents were not personally involved in
carrying them out. ASIS has been the subject of some sensational exposes over
the years, including one in 1994 which claimed that the agency was secretly
holding thousands of secret files on ordinary Australian citizens.
Medal Of Honour: : In 1983, the normally low-profile agency
garnered some unwanted attention during a training operation held at the
Sheraton Hotel in Melbourne, Australia. What was
intended as a mock surveillance and hostage rescue of foreign intelligence
officers turned into an overzealous free-for-all, as trainees used considerable
force, distressed hotel staff and guests, and physically assaulted the hotel
manager while carrying out their "mission."
8. BND (Germany)
The
Bundesnachrichtendienst's (BND) predecessor agency was created prior to World
War II in order to spy on the Soviet Union. Today, it allegedly acts as an
early warning system to alert the German government of threats to its interests
from overseas, depending very heavily on wiretapping and electronic
surveillance of international communications. The annual budget of the BND is
very big, exceeding 430,000,000 Euros. The BND has been embroiled in several
recent domestic scandals relating to the alleged wiretapping and surveillance
of journalists, and the use of reporters as spies against other journalists.
7. DGSE (France)
The
Direction General de la Security Extérieure (DGSE) was formed only
recently, replacing the older Service de Documentation Extérieure et de
Contre-Espionnage (SDECE) in 1982, and was quickly made responsible for
gathering intelligence, as well as preventative work detecting and finding
external espionage activities directed against French interests. The agency has
generally kept a low profile, but that was not the case with 1985's Greenpeace
protests against French nuclear testing, which involved the bombing of the
Greenpeace fleet. New Zealand law enforcements uncovered the plot
and arrested two DGSE agents who plead guilty to manslaughter in the death of a
journalist who drowned in the incident.
6. Ml6 (U K )
MI6 or, as it is
known formally, the Secret Intelligence Service, was created just prior to
World War I primarily to keep a close eye on the activities of the Imperial
German government. Since then, MI6 has been heavily engaged during the major
conflicts of the 20th and 21st centuries. Even before the 9/11 attacks, MI6
actively collaborated with their American counterparts in order to share
intelligence and carry out particularly dicey covert ops. The MI6, in
conjunction with the CIA, effected the toppling of several regimes, most notoriously
in the Congo in 1961 and Iran in 1953.
5. R&AW (India)
India's external intelligence agency, Research and
Analysis Wing (R&AW) was created in 1968 as a response to the country's
poor intelligence performance in recent wars against Pakistan and China. Unlike most Western agencies, the R&AW is installed as
a wing of the federal cabinet and is not answerable to the Indian Parliament in
any way. Much of the R&AW's recent energies have been focused on its
neighbor, Pakistan. During the Kargil War in Kashmir in 1999, the R&AW was
able to unearth links between Pakistani intelligence and terrorist groups, and
to infiltrate militant groups in the Kashmir valley.
Medal Of Honour: : The R&AW had a big hand in the creation of
Bangladesh in 1971. The agency helped sow discord among the disgruntled
populace of Bangladesh (then called East Pakistan), which led to the creation
of a guerrilla Bangladeshi army. Under its cover, R&AW operatives
infiltrated into East Pakistan for covert operations, helping defeat the
Pakistani army.
4. GRU (Russia)
When
one thinks of Russian intelligence, they usually think of the KGB. But the KGB
was disbanded by Boris Yeltsin in 1995, while the even older Glavnoje Razvedyvatel'noje
Upravlenije (GRU) — which means "Main Intelligence Directorate" — has
continued on, unaffected by the fall of the USSR. The GRU was created in 1918
by Vladimir Lenin, and given the task of handling all military intelligence.
Since then, the GRU has taken part in significant anti-nationalist activities
in Eastern Europe and according to a former agent, has infiltrated the U.S. to
the extent that secret-arms caches are available for use in America by Russian agents, if
necessary.
3. Mossad (Israel)
Israel's
extremely active intelligence agency, Mossad, is responsible for intelligence
collection, counter-terrorism and various covert operations. Its director
reports directly to the head of state, the Prime Minister. Mossad is a civilian
service, and does not use military ranks, although most of its staff have
served in the Israeli defense forces as part of the country's compulsory draft
system. Mossad's most notorious wing is the "Special Operations
Division" or "Metsada," as it's also known. The Metsada has been
involved in several assassinations, paramilitary operations, sabotage, and
psychological warfare.
2. CIA (USA)
Founded
in 1947, the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has three stated functions: 1) Obtaining and analyzing
information about foreigners; 2) Propaganda and public relations; and, 3)
Covert operations at the direction of the president. The CIA was given enormous
leeway to operate during the Cold War, as the American government felt that
such free reign was necessary to successfully combat the USSR's agency, the
KGB. As a result, the CIA was engaged in many coups and assassination attempts
overseas, both successful (Chile, Congo) and unsuccessful (Cuba).
1. ISI (Pakistan)
ISI stands for Inter-Services Intelligence and is the main intelligence agency for Pakistan. This has been ranked as the world’s best intelligence agency by the American Crime News. Major aim of the agency is to protect national interests, pay heed to matters of political and social interests and advise the military in taking appropriate steps. Safeguarding nation from domestic and foreign enemy attacks along with counter-terrorism steps also highlight the objectives. This agency has played vital and effective role during Kargil & Afghan Wars and Kashmir operation.
The
weak performance in the sharing of intelligence between the army, navy and air
force during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 led to the creation of the
Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) by the Pakistani government in 1948. Since
then, the agency's influence has waxed and waned according to the whims/powers
of Pakistani leaders. Since 9/11, ISI has actively worked with the CIA in
engaging in counter-terrorism against both Al-Qaeda, Taliban militants and
tribal/sectarian terrorists in Pakistan (though they have been somewhat stifled
by domestic factors). The ISI is a deceptively active and powerful agency and
is known for operating in an "invisible" fashion.
Medal Of Honour: : In 1980, the ISI intercepted a plot to
assassinate the President of Pakistan, General Muhammad Zia-ul-Haq, during a
national parade. The plotters, which included high-ranking military officials,
planned to launch a bloody coup to depose the government and install an extreme Islamic
government in its place. The ISI arrested the would-be assassins and their
backers prior to the date of the planned assassination.
ISI
stands for Inter-Services Intelligence and is the main intelligence
agency for Pakistan. This has been ranked as the world’s best
intelligence agency by the American Crime News. Major aim of the agency
is to protect national interests, pay heed to matters of political and
social interests and advise the military in taking appropriate steps.
Safeguarding nation from domestic and foreign enemy attacks along with
counter-terrorism steps also highlight the objectives. This agency has
played vital and effective role during Kargil & Afghan Wars and
Kashmir operation. - See more at:
http://listtoptens.com/top-10-worlds-best-intelligence-agencies-2014/#sthash.m3WbgdrR.dpuf
ISI
stands for Inter-Services Intelligence and is the main intelligence
agency for Pakistan. This has been ranked as the world’s best
intelligence agency by the American Crime News. Major aim of the agency
is to protect national interests, pay heed to matters of political and
social interests and advise the military in taking appropriate steps.
Safeguarding nation from domestic and foreign enemy attacks along with
counter-terrorism steps also highlight the objectives. This agency has
played vital and effective role during Kargil & Afghan Wars and
Kashmir operation. - See more at:
http://listtoptens.com/top-10-worlds-best-intelligence-agencies-2014/#sthash.m3WbgdrR.dpuf
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