Find me the best intelligence agency in the world. The most famous intelligence officers in the world

AMBASSADOR'S ORDER - the first independent state body in Russia that was in charge of all issues international relations. It was created by Ivan IV in 1549. Before the creation of the Ambassadorial Prikaz, diplomatic documents were kept together with the royal treasury. During this period, there was virtually no distinction between diplomatic and intelligence activities. The diplomat, as a rule, also performed the functions of an intelligence officer.

ORDER OF SECRET AFFAIRS - a special office created in 1654 by Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich. This special service began to work in parallel with the Ambassadorial Prikaz. She took over all intelligence functions. Thus, for the first time, a structural separation of diplomacy and intelligence was attempted. Secret ciphers are introduced into the regular practice of secret correspondence. Abolished in 1676.

PREOBRAZHENSKY ORDER - an organization created by Peter I to fight the internal enemies of the state (counterintelligence). In the period between the liquidation of the oprichnina in 1572 and the creation of the Preobrazhensky order in 1697, there was no centralized “secret police” service in Russia. The order existed for thirty years and was liquidated in 1699.

SECRET OFFICE - created in 1718. In the public administration system, it performed the functions of political investigation (detective). Created to conduct the investigation into the case of Tsarevich Alexei by Peter I, it was under the personal control of the Tsar, who himself often took part in its work. The office department was located in St. Petersburg in the Peter and Paul Fortress. Its branch also worked in Moscow. In 1826, the Secret Chancellery was liquidated. In its place, the Office of Secret Investigation Cases was created.

SECRET EXPEDITION - was created under the Senate in 1762. All counterintelligence functions were transferred to it. To combat foreign agents The expedition introduced and began to effectively use the institution of informants abroad. Through them, “confidants,” Russian intelligence services received information both on spies sent to Russia and on employees they recruited from among Russian citizens.

SPECIAL COMMITTEE. The secret expedition ceased to exist with the accession to the throne of Alexander I. Its functions were transferred to the First and Fifth Departments of the Senate. But the outbreak of the Napoleonic wars required a revision of the entire system of intelligence and counterintelligence work. In January 1807, a Special Committee was created to consider cases of crimes “tending to violate the general peace” (another name for this body is found in the documents: “Committee for the Protection of General Security”). The committee existed until 1829.

SPECIAL OFFICE OF THE MINISTRY OF POLICE . This office operated in parallel with the Special Committee as a political investigation body. She was ordered to manage “cases related to the department of foreigners and foreign passports,” “censorship audits,” and “special matters”—the fight against espionage. It ceased to exist as an independent body in 1819 (transferred to the Ministry of Internal Affairs).

COLLEGE OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS - one of the government bodies. Created along with others that replaced orders in 1717-1721 by Peter I. According to the Senate decree of August 31, 1719, the board was charged with the responsibility of registering all foreigners coming to the Russian Empire, as well as issuing passports to Russian citizens traveling abroad for diplomatic, trade work, study. The Collegium constantly collected all information about foreigners. In June 1718, she was charged with the secret reading (perlustration) of all letters arriving from abroad.

III DEPARTMENT OF HIS IMPERIAL MAJESTY'S OWN OFFICE . Created in July 1826 on the basis of the Special Chancellery by Nicholas I. It was headed by A. H. Benckendorf. It was conceived as a “higher police force” and, unlike the former investigative agencies, had a widely ramified network of territorial bodies in the form of gendarmerie units. The III Department was assigned diverse tasks - organizing a political investigation, conducting investigations into cases of state crimes; surveillance of anti-government organizations and individuals public figures; expulsion and exile of “suspicious people”, supervision of them; the fight against anti-church activities of schismatics and sectarians, against peasant uprisings; counterfeiting; official and other major criminal offenses. The department was supposed to supervise foreigners, collect information about improvements and inventions, and censor periodicals and the press. The structure of the department included five expeditions (departments) and two secret archives. Counterintelligence matters were partly handled by the first and third expeditions, the latter supervising foreigners. Abolished in August 1880.

CORPS OF GENDARMES. This structure (special unit) was created in April 1827 by imperial decree. (Subsequently it had the name Separate Corps of Gendarmes.) Over time, the gendarmerie units turned into executive organs III Branches. According to the regulations adopted in 1836, the entire country was divided into gendarmerie districts (later provincial gendarme departments were created there), which were headed by gendarmerie generals.

STATE POLICE DEPARTMENT. The division of the reorganized Ministry of Internal Affairs, which included the previous III Division, began to be called the State Police Department in 1883. He dealt with all the same issues, with the exception of counterintelligence, which became one of the main divisions of the General Staff of the Russian Army.

"SECURITY" - Russian secret police times of imperial Russia. It was founded in the era of Peter I. The term “secret police” itself became widespread in the early 80s of the 19th century. Officers of the "Okhranka" (political police) were gendarmes who were appropriately trained to investigate political crimes. The secret police were practically not involved in foreign intelligence. She only monitored political emigration. The secret police operated for thirty-six years.

MILITARY AGENT. The Institute of Military Agents was established in 1810. Then, on the instructions of the Russian Minister of War M.B. Barclay de Tolly, the first permanent military representatives were sent abroad to Russian embassies. Their main task was to conduct intelligence and intelligence work. The extraction of important secret information was put on a professional basis. Foreign intelligence is structured within the military department. At the same time, foreign intelligence issues also remain the prerogative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

MILITARY SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE. Formed in 1812 under the General Staff of the Russian Army, it was directly responsible for the fight against espionage. It existed until the beginning of the 20th century. This committee was not involved in direct investigative work. His role was mainly to collect and record information. For the first time, the Committee began to actively use the institution of “military agents” (attaches) to conduct intelligence at embassies Russian Empire in European countries. Officially existed until 1864.

QUARTERMASTER GENERAL SERVICE. For the first time in Russia, quartermaster ranks were mentioned in the Charter of 1698. Then they were introduced to regimental quartermasters (special service officers). In 1701, Peter I approved the position of Quartermaster General. This position was taken by Prince A.F. Shakhovskoy. But only in 1716 did intelligence work acquire a legal basis. In Peter's new military regulations, intelligence is subordinated to the quartermaster general service. When established by Catherine II in 1763 General Staff The quartermaster general service was included in its composition as one of the important units. Quartermaster General - the person in charge of the officers of the General Staff and the special service. In 1810, Minister of War M.B. Barclay de Tolly for the first time introduced the institution of military agents in the embassies of the Russian Empire in a number of European countries. The duties of military agents included conducting intelligence and intelligence work. Thus, the collection of secret military-political information abroad is placed on a professional basis. At the same time, foreign intelligence continues to be conducted, albeit at the level of one-time responsible assignments, by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 1856, Alexander II approved the first Instruction on the work of military agents in the history of Russian intelligence. Foreign intelligence functions are increasingly becoming fundamental in the work of the military department. Main role Russia's defeat in the Crimean War played a role here. In 1865, the position of Quartermaster General was abolished. The corps of intelligence officers of the General Staff was at that time directly subordinate to the Chief of the General Staff. Since 1892, the post of Quartermaster General was reintroduced, but only in a number of military districts, and since 1890 at the General Staff. His functions included preparatory work for the conduct of military operations and defense of the state. In 1905, the military situation repeated itself (Crimean War - Russian-Japanese War). This led to a new reorganization of all intelligence and counterintelligence work of the Russian intelligence services. In the future, all training of professional intelligence officers will be entrusted to the General Staff, which introduces into its program special course secret intelligence. On the eve of the First World War of 1914-1917, significant changes were carried out in Russian intelligence. The Main Directorate (GU) of the General Staff (GS) was separated from the General Staff. The leadership of military intelligence was concentrated there. It was the department of the Quartermaster General (OGENKVAR) of the Main Directorate of the General Staff who led intelligence since 1910. With the beginning of the war, a significant part of the OGENKVAR officers were transferred to the active army. During the fighting, the organization of reconnaissance was improved taking into account the experience gained. By the beginning of 1917, the intelligence network military intelligence clearly divided according to the tasks performed. Having formed as an effective instrument of the state and military mechanism, Russian intelligence at the end of the summer of that year was unable to fully realize its capabilities. The approaching new era required a change in the entire intelligence and counterintelligence system. The old government could no longer do anything; a new one had yet to be born.
* * *

Cheka - Extraordinary Commission for Combating Counter-Revolution and Sabotage. Soviet organization, responsible for state security from 1917 to 1922, was then renamed the VChK (All-Russian Extraordinary Commission), and from 1923 - the GPU. Formed by decree of V.I. Lenin, it performed police and intelligence functions. It was headed by F. E. Dzerzhinsky. At first it employed twenty-three people, and by mid-1921 it numbered thirty-one thousand people, about one hundred and forty thousand soldiers internal troops and more than ninety thousand border guards. Under the Cheka-VChK, a Foreign Department (foreign intelligence) was created, as well as a Special Department to conduct counterintelligence work and ensure party political control in the ranks of the Soviet armed forces.

OGPU — United Main Political Directorate. It was created in 1922 and worked until 1934 under the Council of People's Commissars (SNK) of the USSR. Intended to protect state security. Directed the work of the GPU of the Union republics. Incorporated into the NKVD and renamed the Main Directorate of State Security. A Counterintelligence Department was created in it (separated from the Special Department). The system of measures to prevent and suppress the subversive activities of foreign intelligence services on the territory and outside the borders of the USSR, developed by the KRO, retained its significance for many decades. In the 30s, the OGPU increasingly became involved in solving internal and, most often, political problems that were completely unusual for intelligence and counterintelligence. It, in fact, turned into a punitive body, carrying out, as a consequence, the expansion of extrajudicial powers of security agencies.

INO — Foreign department (foreign intelligence) of the Cheka-VChK-GPU-OGPU. Formed on December 20, 1920. His duties initially included working against counter-revolutionary figures who emigrated from Soviet Russia. Among the first major operations there were "Trust" and "Syndicate". Later, the department began to train and send its agents abroad for the purpose of conducting political, military, scientific, technical and economic intelligence.

NKVD- People's Commissariat of Internal Affairs of the USSR (included state security agencies in 1922-1923 and 1934-1943). Responsible for ensuring the internal security of the state and conducting foreign intelligence.

GUGB— The Main Directorate of State Security is a security service that was part of the NKVD in 1934-1943.

PSU— First Main Directorate (foreign intelligence) of the KGB of the USSR.

KGB - State Security Committee. One of the world's most powerful state security organizations. The KGB was created in March 1954 on the basis of the existing Ministry of State Security. It worked until October 1991. Its structure was as follows: First Main Directorate - foreign intelligence and counterintelligence, “active measures”, analysis of information coming from stations; Second Main Directorate - internal counterintelligence, fight against espionage and subversion, industrial security; Third Main Directorate - counterintelligence in the Soviet armed forces (military counterintelligence), OO (special departments); The fourth department - political investigation, carried out work on the search for political criminals and traitors to the motherland, subsequently dealt with the protection and internal security of embassies and consulates, and carried out counterintelligence in transport; Fifth Directorate - fight against anti-Soviet activities (work in all ideological organizations, with dissidents); Sixth Directorate - counterintelligence on all types of transport (engaged in anti-sabotage activities, prevention of dangerous situations, etc., subsequently engaged in the protection of state secrets in the economy); Seventh Directorate - external surveillance service (operational search); The Eighth Main Directorate - encryption and decryption, worked for its intended purpose; Ninth Directorate - ensuring the protection of the country's leadership and secret facilities, Kremlin Regiment; Tenth Department - accounting and archival; Main Directorate of Border Troops; Office of Government Communications; Inspection Department - carried out inspections of the activities of KGB units in the center and locally; Investigative unit for particularly important cases (with management rights); Management of economic services. In addition to the listed headquarters and departments, the committee had ten independent departments, then two more were added. The KGB ceased to exist on the eve of its collapse Soviet Union(December 1991). Its functions were subsequently performed by the Foreign Intelligence Service and the Federal Security Service.

"SMERSH" — “Death to Spies” (Soviet military counterintelligence, operated from 1943 to 1946). Smersh had five departments. The first department is the representative office of Smersh for the trial of suspects in all units and formations of the Red Army, down to battalions and companies. They monitored personnel and supervised informants. The second department is operations, communications with the NKVD, NKGB, special units for protecting headquarters and senior command personnel (by company - for the army, battalion - for the front). The third department is the acquisition, storage and dissemination of intelligence data. The fourth department is the inquiry and investigation of military personnel suspected of treason and other anti-state actions. Fifth Directorate - military “troikas” of Smersh employees.

GRU — Main Intelligence Directorate of the General Staff Soviet army(military intelligence), since 1992 - the Russian Army, known as the Fourth Directorate of the General Staff and "HF No. 44388". Formed in 1918, it was originally called the Registration Directorate of the Headquarters of the Workers' and Peasants' Red Army (the GRU began to be called in 1942). Currently, according to the Encyclopedia of Espionage (M.: Kron-Press, 1999), there are eighteen departments operating in the GRU.

CI— Information Committee under the Council of Ministers of the USSR. Existed for a short time (October 1947 - July 1948). It absorbed the functions of foreign intelligence and military intelligence. The Information Committee was headed by V. M. Molotov (Scriabin). Carried out military and political intelligence abroad; operations against all foreign anti-Soviet organizations; counterintelligence in Soviet embassies, trade missions; intelligence operations in the People's Democracies. A year after its creation, it was engaged only in collecting foreign policy information. In 1951 it ceased to exist.

FSB- Russian Federal Security Service. It is designed to oversee compliance with internal state laws and order and counterintelligence. It was originally called Federal service counterintelligence (FSK). It was created in October 1991. In April 1995, it was renamed the FSB. The service simultaneously took over the functions of combating organized crime, banditry, terrorism, smuggling of goods and valuables, and corruption. In accordance with the adopted new law, the FSB received the right to have its own prison system, introduce its agents into foreign organizations and criminal groups, and create its own commercial structures in the interests of its main work. The FSB also has the right to demand the necessary information from private companies and firms. The FSB, among other things, is responsible for protecting classified government materials and ensuring security in the armed forces and other government agencies. "

Agents of such intelligence and counterintelligence services are feared all over the world, their names are classified, their faces are hidden from the eyes of ordinary people. Despite the fact that information about them is marked “Classified,” some things still leak to the press. We offer you ten intelligence services that have remained the most active for many years.

1 ISI

First on the list is ISI - Pakistani Intelligence, for the purpose of exchanging military information between the commanders-in-chief of the Pakistani armed forces. It was created in 1948, and currently has about ten thousand of its agents around the world.

2 CIA

CIA - American intelligence agency known all over the world. It carried out more than six international operations, the most famous of which is Operation Cyclops, which took place during the war in Afghanistan. The forces of this intelligence service are devoted not only to collecting intelligence abroad, secret operations and anti-terrorism, but also to advising politicians.

3 MI6

MI6 is a British creation that is often compared to the American CIA. Intelligence can boast a high level of efficiency in completing tasks, and a well-thought-out functioning structure domestic policy. The most amazing fact we can assume that this structure recruits its agents via the Internet.

FSB - Russian intelligence. It was created in 1995, and since then the staff has increased to 350 thousand people. Border security, intelligence, anti-terrorist activities and counterintelligence - all this falls under the jurisdiction of the FSB.

5 DGSE

DGSE is a French intelligence service formed back in 1982. Its main tasks are national security and intelligence gathering. The intelligence service is part of the defense structure of the Ministry of Defense throughout France. The last successful operation of this intelligence service was carried out in May 2011, when its agents were sent to support Libyan rebels.

6 BND

The BND is a German intelligence service that was created on April 1, 1956. Its staff consists of more than 6 thousand employees. Its agents carried out many successful operations, especially a banking operation in Liechtenstein.

MOSSAD is a well-known Israeli counterintelligence agency created in 1949. Its head reports directly to the president of the country. The latest, most scandalous Lately The operation was called the murder of Mahmoud al-Mambhouh.

8 RAW

RAW is an Indian intelligence agency whose creation was recorded on September 21, 1968. Main tasks: covert operations, information collection and anti-terrorism. At the end of 2009, RAW officers in Nepal carried out several successful operations and most of the suspects were brought to justice.

9 A.S.I.S.

ASIS is an Australian intelligence service created in 1952. Responsible for collecting intelligence and protecting Australia's economic interests. The intelligence service was involved in Papua New Guinea, where it helped suppress the independence movement in several cities.

10 CSIS

CSIS is a Canadian military intelligence agency created in the image of MI6 and the CIA. It was created in 1984. CSIS works closely with US intelligence and assists it in many operations.

Culture

Do you feel like someone is following you, reading your email and listening to your telephone conversations? Don't rush to see a psychiatrist! It could be THEM! No, not aliens, but quite real people- intelligence officers. And don’t think that you are too insignificant to be of interest to the knights of the cloak and dagger. Do you have relatives abroad? What a reason to watch! Who doesn’t have them now, you say? Do you know what exactly they do? No? And the intelligence services are aware! Speaking seriously, the intelligence services of any country now have a wide enough potential to track down almost anyone. Does this mean that someone can periodically spy on you? Well, if your activities may be of at least some interest to the intelligence services, then this is quite possible. So, we bring to your attention a list of the ten most influential intelligence agencies in the world.

1. RSI (India)

The Indian intelligence community is a powerful instrument in the service of the country's national interests, which includes all domestic and foreign intelligence units. This organization has always attracted the close attention of Western intelligence services, in particular due to the close relations of the so-called RSI Research and Analysis Department with the intelligence services of the Soviet Union and Israel. Working undercover and collecting all kinds of information is a long way off. not the only goals of the RSI that it pursued in other states. However, some facts indicate that until 1977, Soviet intelligence played a major role in many aspects of the life of the Indian people, generously funding the Indian government. However, the KGB did not work well enough, throwing money down the drain, since they failed to maintain influence communist party of this country for leadership. Be that as it may, many experts are confident that RSI for a long time danced to the tune of the USSR.

2. ACPA (Australia)

The main mission of the Australian Secret Intelligence Agency is to obtain and analyze information in the Western Pacific region, identify sabotaging civilians, and combat terrorism. It probably won’t be surprising news to anyone that the structure of ASRA is built on the principles of the British intelligence service MI6. It is noteworthy that the powers of Australian intelligence officers are extremely limited. In general, there is quite little information about the Australian intelligence service. This can mean two things: either it works very well or very poorly. Perhaps this is due to the remoteness of the Australian mainland from other continents. Australian intelligence was at one time reproached for interfering too much in the personal lives of its citizens. I also remember a very curious case when, during a training operation to liberate one of the hotels in Melbourne from imaginary terrorists, representatives of the Australian intelligence services got so angry that they caused significant damage to the hotel and used physical violence against several hotel employees.

3. PMR (Pakistan)

One of the powerful intelligence services is located in a South Asian state like Pakistan. In fact, this is not surprising, since Pakistan has often found itself at the center of multiple military conflicts in the territories adjacent to its border. That is why many experts consider the PMR one of the most well-organized intelligence services in the world. The country's attitude towards this organization is far from clear, since Pakistani intelligence is often called a “state within a state.” Very often, Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence attracts close attention from Western intelligence agencies.(although this interest never seems to wane!). U.S. officials often accuse Pakistani intelligence agencies of having ties to terrorist organizations, particularly their support for the Islamic Taliban movement, which is officially labeled a terrorist organization by the United Nations. Against the backdrop of this information, the recent transfer of two reconnaissance aircraft from the US Navy to Pakistani maritime intelligence cannot but cause bewilderment. Here they are, real spy intrigues!

4. Federal Reserve System (Germany)

The German Federal Intelligence Service has a trail of high-profile and successful operations carried out during the history of this organization. The Fed is a real player that influences the policies of many foreign countries. The complex structure of this organization is due to the numerous issues that Fed employees have to resolve every day within the framework of national security. However, Despite all the power of this organization, I remember an absurd incident, which occurred in 1997, which exposed the Fed's foreign intelligence agents to attack. The fact is that the Fed management issued special badges with the inscription "I love the Fed". It was planned to use the money raised from the sale of these badges to build kindergartens for the children of intelligence officers. The comical nature of the situation was that almost all the offspring of intelligence officers who played in the courtyards of Munich, conducting important and secret activities on the territory of other states, were wearing these badges. Finding out whose families the parents work in intelligence was not difficult...

5. GDVB (France)

Although many ill-wishers call the French “frogs,” the country’s General Directorate of External Security boasts the most widespread spy network not only in Europe, but also in the United States of America. Once upon a time, agents of the French intelligence services had a very high reputation: their training was so well organized that French agents were considered one of the most inventive in the matter of conducting affairs within the framework of foreign intelligence. However, since a constant stream of emigrants poured into France, The French intelligence services were forced to devote all their forces to the fight against the terrorist threat and to prevent terrorist attacks. Unfortunately, despite the fact that the French leadership has repeatedly tried to convince its citizens that they are carefully filtering the flow of emigrants, in this country clashes occur every now and then in which it is the newcomers who are involved. The most recent incident occurred recently when an Algerian man shot and killed three French soldiers while claiming to be acting on behalf of Al Qaeda. However, according to officials, no connections between the killer and the terrorist organization could be identified...

6. MGB (China)

"Knock, knock, knock, I'm your friend!" Probably, this motto would be best suited for the Chinese intelligence services. Agents from many countries note the complete impossibility of functioning on the territory of the People's Republic of China due to the extremely well-functioning system of denunciations built by the Ministry of State Security of the People's Republic of China. Even the almighty West admits its helplessness in the face of the might of Chinese intelligence services, noting the fact that the Chinese are a people accustomed to planning decades in advance. The Chinese themselves have long admitted that they are lagging behind the American army in terms of technical equipment, relying on the development of information technology and the corresponding technical equipment of their intelligence services. Every now and then you can hear about how another Chinese hacker hacked another security system of another American server. The question – whether this is the work of home-grown specialists or Chinese intelligence services – remains open. The leadership of the PRC itself stated that the purpose of the activities of their MGB "is to ensure the security of the state by organizing effective measures against the invasion of enemy agents, spies and counter-revolutionaries whose activities are aimed at undermining development socialist system China". How familiar is this to citizens? former USSR, is not it?

7. MI6 (UK)

Even a person very far from Hollywood and the film industry knows very well that there is no stronger intelligence service than the British MI6, since the invincible James Bond is in the service of this organization. After all, it is in MI6 that you can find the most modern views weapons, the fastest cars, the most sophisticated spy devices, the most beautiful women finally, as well as the most difficult tasks! Jokes aside, but until 1994, the highest leadership of Foggy Albion denied the existence of the Secret Intelligence Service MI6, which was involved in foreign intelligence. What is not the best example of secrecy? The activities of MI6 agents have always been shrouded in secrecy. In fact, for every employee of this intelligence service, any secret business trip in case of failure was considered a one-way ticket - none of the highest ranks of Britain would recognize not only that the failed agent belonged to their secret service, but even the very existence of such a service! It’s no wonder that all the stories around MI6 are pure speculation, shrouded in an aura of mystery and uncertainty.

8. CIA (USA)

America's Central Intelligence Agency needs no introduction. There are so many scandals surrounding this organization that it would be enough for a good dozen other special services. At one time, in our country, an aura was created around the CIA not just as an enemy, but as an evil and insidious machine, whose tireless activities were aimed at undermining the foundations of the Soviet state. During the so-called cold war The name of this intelligence service almost scared children. At this point in time, the CIA's troubles have increased significantly, since one of the main goals of this department is the fight against international terrorism. One can, of course, say that the special services were overzealous in this fight, destroying the “enemy” on its own territory, and when this in no way infringes on America’s national interests. However, this is probably how an exemplary intelligence organization should work, who knows... On his 50th birthday, President Clinton said: "...Americans will never know the full story of their (CIA agents) bravery...". Yes, it seems that few people had the chance to learn not only the whole story of the courage of CIA agents, but also what this organization actually does.

9. KGB (USSR)

One thing that definitely needs no introduction is the USSR State Security Committee. And although this organization was officially abolished back in 1991, the echoes of the KGB’s activities make half the world shake with fear (moreover, this fear is based for the most part, only on stories within the framework of anti-Soviet propaganda conducted by the CIA). It should be noted that the committee members organized a system of denunciations that worked no worse than in China. It is believed that information about many secrets that cause widespread excitement(the death of Hitler, UFOs, etc., etc., etc.), stored in the KGB archives. In fact, there are much more of these secrets, and the organization’s activities on the territory of other countries during the existence of the Soviet state are shrouded in even greater secrecy than the information about how Hitler’s remains were actually dealt with. The KGB is no longer there, but many remember this organization as a tool in the fight against the Russian intelligentsia. However, one should not underestimate the merits of this special service in the fight against the threat to the statehood of the USSR.

10. Mossad (Israel)

Which intelligence service do you think is considered the most effective and whose employees are the most trained professionals? No, this is not the CIA at all. According to the unanimous opinion of most experts, the Israeli Intelligence and Special Tasks Agency (Mossad) is considered the most professional. In principle, there is nothing unusual in the work of this organization - it, like many of its colleagues in other countries, collects and analyzes information, conducts various operations outside Israeli territory, and, in principle, does everything for the security and integrity of his country. How is the effectiveness of this special service demonstrated? In fact, it is the Mossad employees who can be considered the real knights of cloak and dagger, since thanks to their efforts in Israel, bordering such hotbeds of tension as Lebanon, Syria, the Gaza Strip and Egypt, it is possible to maintain order and a peaceful way of life. And this despite the fact that in this country representatives of all ethnic groups, religious teachings and denominations are simply mixed! This is someone you really should learn work from!

No, not aliens, but very real people - intelligence officers.

Below is a list of the ten best intelligence agencies in the world.

10

The German Federal Intelligence Service is the German foreign intelligence service, created in 1955 on the basis of the so-called “General Gehlen organization”. It is the largest in terms of number of employees federal agency Germany. The BND has a staff of about 7 thousand employees, of which 2 thousand are engaged in collecting intelligence abroad. The main tasks of the department are the collection and analysis of intelligence. information, as well as identifying and countering threats to the sovereignty and interests of the Federal Republic of Germany. The BND also devotes a significant portion of its resources to the fight against terrorism.

9 Directorate General for External Security, DGSE (France)

The Directorate General of External Security is the main foreign intelligence agency of France, created on April 2, 1982. Its mission is to provide intelligence and national security, particularly through paramilitary and counterintelligence operations abroad. Main office located in the 20th arrondissement of Paris. The staff as of 2011 totals 4,747 people. As with most other intelligence services, the details of its activities and organization are not made public.

8

In eighth place in the list of the best intelligence services in the world is the Ministry of State Security of the People's Republic of China - an intelligence service whose main functions are counterintelligence, foreign and internal intelligence, as well as political security of the People's Republic of China. It was created on June 6, 1983. The headquarters is located in Beijing.

7 Australian Secret Intelligence Service, ASIS

The Australian Secret Intelligence Service, headquartered in Canberra, is responsible for intelligence collection, counterintelligence and liaison with intelligence services of other countries. It was created on May 13, 1952. However, the Australian government officially confirmed its existence only in 1977. It is interesting that the training of the first ASIS employees was carried out by employees of the British MI6.

6 Research and Analysis Department, RAW (India)

One of the best intelligence agencies in the world is the Research and Analysis Department - India's foreign intelligence service. It was created in September 1968. Its main functions are foreign intelligence, counter-terrorism, covert operations, obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations, and ensuring the security of India's nuclear program.

5 Intelligence and Special Tasks Agency, Mossad (Israel)

Mossad is Israel's national intelligence service, an analogue of the American Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). It is considered one of the most effective and professional intelligence services in the world. Its main tasks are the collection and analysis of intelligence. information, as well as conducting secret special operations outside the country. The organization was formed in March 1951. The main office is located in Tel Aviv on King Shaul Boulevard. Currently, the estimated number of Mossad employees is 1,200. The most famous successful operations of this department are: the search and kidnapping of the Nazi included in the rating of the most cruel rulers in history, Adolf Eichmann, the kidnapping of nuclear technician Mordechai Vanunu, eliminating the causes of the Munich massacre on Olympic Games in 1972 and many others.

4 Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation, FSB

Federal Security Service Russian Federation- Russian National Security Service, successor to the KGB. Its main functions are counterintelligence, intelligence and border activities, the fight against terrorism, corruption and especially dangerous forms of crime, as well as ensuring information security. It was formed on April 3, 1995. The headquarters is located in the main building of the former KGB on Lubyanka, Moscow.

3 British Secret Intelligence Service, MI6

The British Secret Intelligence Service is the UK's foreign intelligence service, headquartered in London. It was founded in 1909. However, its existence was officially recognized only in 1994. The main tasks of MI6 are the fight against espionage (counterintelligence), as well as the collection, processing and analysis of political, economic, technical and scientific information that threatens the interests of Great Britain.

2 Central Intelligence Agency, CIA (USA)

The Central Intelligence Agency is an American intelligence agency whose main functions are to conduct covert operations, as well as collect and analyze information about foreign governments, organizations, companies and individuals. The special service was created in 1947. The headquarters is located in Langley, Virginia, 13 km from Washington.

1

The best intelligence agency in the world is the Pakistan Inter-Services Intelligence, created in 1948. Known as the most influential, powerful and well-equipped intelligence agency in Islamic world. Its headquarters consists of several buildings and is located in Islamabad. According to some experts, the ISI is the largest intelligence agency in the world by number of employees. Although their total number has never been made public, it is estimated to be around 10,000.

It was previously reported that US intelligence agencies